The impact description - scientists call it the dynamic collapse model of crater formation - is only ... by an arc of sinkholes Max Alexander/B612/Asteroid Day Mexico's famous sinkholes (cenotes ...

So it may seem intuitive that a spinning asteroid would gouge out a deeper crater than a non-spinning one. Related: World's 1st mountaintop impact crater discovered in northeastern China But what ...

A terrifying simulation has revealed what would happen if the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs hit Earth now.