By Meg A. Parsont

Opening November 17th at the American Museum of Natural History, “Impact: The End of the Age of Dinosaurs” chronicles the collision of an asteroid the size of Mt. Everest with our planet 66 million years ago — when dinosaurs roamed the earth — and how that impact changed life on our planet forever.

This exhibit takes us on a journey from the immediate, cataclysmic effects of the asteroid collision, which resulted in the extinction of 75 percent of living species, to the recovery and renewal that occurred subsequently over the span of millions of years. Museum President Sean M. Decatur says, “This exhibition is not just the story of the end of an era, it’s about the beginning of ours.”

Upon entering “Impact,” visitors are immediately plunged into a multi-sensory experi

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