Gulf Asteroid

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Since the 1970s, scientists have believed that an asteroid once landed in the Gulf of Mexico and released ash causing a darkening of the sky by 10 to 20 percent over the ensuing decade, which inhibited photosynthesis and leading to the extinction of countless species on Earth.