Chicxulub crater may have hosted life for millions of years post-impact

New research suggests the Chicxulub crater, formed by the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, could have sustained microbial life. This possibility stems from the presence of a long-lasting, subterranean hydrothermal system. Hot, nutrient-rich water likely circulated through the crater's fractured rock for over five million years. These conditions would have created potential habitats for heat-loving organisms in the aftermath of the cataclysm.
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