I was video calling with a scientist yesterday who works with catalysts, and he mentioned the theory that the iridium on Earth arrived from space in a meteorite - possibly the same one that wiped out the dinosaurs.

So I stood up to show him my new ESA sweatshirt - Dinosaurs Didn't Have a Space Agency!

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https://physicsworld.com/a/iridium-in-undersea-crater-confirms-asteroid-wiped-out-the-dinosaurs/

Iridium in undersea crater confirms asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs – Physics World

Rock cores from Chicxulub crater contain elements associated with Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event

Physics World