Morbid | Facts | Stories on Instagram: "This animation reveals the true scale of the asteroid believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs and it is staggering. The Chicxulub asteroid, which struck Earth about 66 million years ago, is estimated to have been 6 to 9 miles wide and traveling roughly 40,000 miles per hour. When it hit the Yucatán Peninsula, the impact released more energy than billions of nuclear bombs. The blast triggered massive earthquakes, global firestorms, and towering tsunamis. R