Scientists drill into crater off Mexico's east coast extracting the remains of the asteroid widely blamed for the demise of the dinosaurs.

Sailors and workers load supplies for the the L/B MYRTLE Offshore Support Vessel -a scientific platform in the Gulf of Mexico The L/B MYRTLE Offshore Support Vessel, a scientific platform in the Gulf of Mexico For now, they know that the asteroid's impact was so powerful caused material to fly into orbit and fall back into Earth like fireballs. Later, ash covered the skies, turning the