Space.com May 11, 2026 • 10:00

Does Dante's Inferno from the 14th century depict an asteroid impact? - Space

By Keith Cooper

One of the greatest works of medieval literature hides within it an accurate representation of an asteroid impact, according to a professor of geomythology.

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Does Dante's Inferno from the 14th century depict an asteroid impact? - Space

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