Asteroid S2: The Catastrophe That Changed Earth
The Impact of a Giant Asteroid Once Brought Earth's Oceans to a Boil Earth has experienced numerous global catastrophes throughout its history. The most recent was the impact of an asteroid in the area of today's Gulf of Mexico, which ultimately led to the extinction of the dinosaurs. In comparison, asteroid S2 was an enormous celestial body—many times larger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs. Around 3 billion years ago, its impact caused devastation on a scale far beyond what Earth had seen before, yet paradoxically, it contributed to the development of life on the planet.
