Scientists Have Successfully Drilled Into The Dinosaur-Killing Impact Crater

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The crater is 66 million years old. solarseven/Shutterstock

Researchers are taking part in a groundbreaking effort to drill offshore into the very heart of the impact crater of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, and at a depth of around 700 meters (2,300 feet), they have just made their first breakthrough.