Images Dated 27th May 2002

Artwork showing Chicxulub impact crater, Yucatan

Chicxulub crater. Artwork of the Chicxulub impact crater on the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, soon after its creation. This impact may have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs and 70% of all Earth's species 65 million years ago. The crater is about 180 kilometres (km) wide and was caused by an asteroid or comet core which was 10-20 km across. The impact threw trillions of tonnes of dust into the atmosphere which may have blocked the Sun's light and caused global climate changes. The remains of this debris are found worldwide as a layer in rocks known as the "K/T boundary". Other impacts like this in Earth's future are a statistical certainty

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Paul Tracy (CDN) Team Green Dallara Chevrolet crossed the line first at the finish

Paul Tracy (CDN) Team Green Dallara Chevrolet crossed the line first at the finish, but was deemed to have finished second following a late yellow held out just as he was moving into the lead.
Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis, USA, 26 May 2002.
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(L to R): Rookie Dario Franchitti (GBR) Team Green Dallara Chevrolet, veteran Arie Luyendyk

(L to R): Rookie Dario Franchitti (GBR) Team Green Dallara Chevrolet, veteran Arie Luyendyk (USA) Team Meijer G-Force Chevrolet and Airton Dare (BRA) AJ Foyt Racing Dallara Chevrolet head three abreast into the first corner.
Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis, USA, 26 May 2002.
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