If you ever wondered what would happen if a large asteroid were to smash into the Earth, watch this terrifying video and you will know how frightening it would be. A simulation by the Discovery Channel has provided a visual scenario to take us through it.

According to the video’s description, “An asteroid with a diameter of 500 km. Destination: The Pacific Ocean. The impact peels the 10 km crust off the surface. The shockwave travels at hypersonic speeds. Debris is blasted across into low Earth orbit and returns to destroy the surface of the Earth. The firestorm encircles the Earth, vaporizing all life in its way. Within one day, the surface of the Earth is uninhabitable. The evidence shows that this has happened at least six times in Earth’s history.”

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Earth was born as a result of repeated asteroid collisions, the moon was created by a single giant impact event. The Earth has gone through innumerable catastrophic events, and life has survived by acquiring new abilities to live through each crisis.