Martians Destroy 1 Homeworld, Creating Asteroid Belt and Chicxulub Impactor in Strange New Worlds
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Updated · Space.com · Jul 23
Martians Destroy 1 Homeworld, Creating Asteroid Belt and Chicxulub Impactor in Strange New Worlds
1 articles · Updated · Space.com · Jul 23
Summary
A Martian antimatter strike on the Dol'Drm fifth planet in "Strange New Worlds" season 4 destroys the world and leaves debris that Spock says becomes the Asteroid Belt.
That blast follows Battle Commander Cassell's decision to steal Enterprise antimatter after seeing a future in which Mars has become a barren red wasteland.
The planet's loss also shifts Mars' orbit, making it too cold for life, and sends the Chicxulub asteroid toward Earth, triggering the dinosaur extinction 65 million years ago.
Captain Pike lets the attack proceed, concluding the Enterprise's time-travel mission may be part of the fixed chain of events that ultimately enables human evolution.