Shocking Video Shows How 500-Kilometer Killer Asteroid Destroys Earth After Crashing In Pacific Ocean

The Discovery Channel released a terrifying video showing a simulation of what exactly will happen to Earth if it gets hit by a massive planet-killer asteroid. As shown in the video, Earth will become totally inhabitable in less than a day following the catastrophic impact event.

A video created by the Discovery Channel depicted the horrible events that will take place once Earth gets hit by an asteroid that’s about 50 times larger than the one that destroyed the planet and killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

In the clip, a massive asteroid that’s around 500 kilometers wide slowly approaches Earth before crashing in the Pacific Ocean. The initial impact peels off a huge portion of the Earth’s crust and sends mega tsunamis traveling hundreds of miles away. As shown in the video, islands near the point of impact are immediately destroyed by the powerful explosion.

The debris caused by the impact flies into low-Earth orbit and returns to the planet, causing hundreds of small-scale asteroid strikes on the surface. As Earth gets pelted by smaller rocks, a huge shockwave from the main explosion travels at hypersonic speeds across the planet.

This causes a massive firestorm to creep across Earth until it covers the entire planet. As shown in the video, the firestorm incinerates everything in its path. Earth instantly becomes uninhabitable due to the asteroid strike.

In addition to the destruction caused by the major asteroid impact on Earth, it will also send clouds of smoke and debris into the atmosphere, preventing sunlight from reaching the planet’s surface. This will eventually cause a nuclear winter all over the planet.

Without sunlight, sources of food such as plant-based organisms will die out. Due to the absence of food supplies, humans, animals and other organisms that managed to survive through the initial blast caused will eventually die.

Scientists believe these series of events led to a mass extinction 66 million years ago following an impact event that was caused by an asteroid that was about 10 kilometers wide.