Around 65 million years ago a mountain-sized meteorite hit Earth and set into motion a mass extinction. Most notable being the dinosaurs. That is what scientist used to think. It is true that a huge meteorite hit the Earth and killed dinosaurs. The meteorite activated something almost 10,000 miles away in India. It was a massive volcanic eruption that covered most of India. The eruption released about 500,000 square miles of lava. That is more than enough to be consider a super volcano. The lava covered an area almost 200,000 square miles and will more than a mile thick. It is debated which event happened first. A popular theory is that the eruption in India was first and started the mass extension. The eruption released massive amounts of