Scientists have recently discovered the existence of a 90-kilometer-wide (56-mile-wide) cr...

Scientists have recently discovered the existence of a 90-kilometer-wide (56-mile-wide) crater beneath Chesapeake Bay in the eastern United States. What would happen if the same impact event were to happen today? Examine the map that shows the location of Chesapeake Bay relative to major cities and physical landforms. Use the online program at www.lpl.arizona.edu/impacteffects/ to analyze how the impact of a 3-kilometer-wide (1.8-milewide) NEO would affect the cities pictured on the map. How would this event compare to the Chicxulub impact?