Summary:
- A meteorite 100 times larger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs may have fallen to Earth billions of years ago and provided nutrients to support early microbial life.
- The massive meteorite, estimated to be around 31 miles in diameter, is believed to have crashed into the Earth's surface during the Archean eon, a time when the planet's atmosphere and surface were very different from today.
- The impact of this massive meteorite could have released minerals and other compounds that may have been crucial for the development and sustenance of primitive lifeforms in the early stages of the planet's history.