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Did This Ancient Asteroid Cause an Ice Age? (2019x78)

Air date: Sep 27, 2019

Around 500 Million years ago, Earth’s climate was warm, and the planet had nearly no ice, even at the poles. Then an asteroid broke apart deep in our solar system, and our planet plunged into an ice age at the same time. Are the two events related? Also, will future Mars residents farm bugs for food?