Chicxulub : the impact and tsunami, the story of the largest known asteroid to hit the earth /
This book tells the story of the catastrophic impact of the giant 10 Km asteroid Chicxulub into the ancient Gulf of Mexico 65.5 million years ago. The book begins with a discussion of the nature of asteroids and the likelihood of future Earth-impacts. The story then turns to the discovery of a globa...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Cham : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Springer Praxis Books
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39487-9 |
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This book tells the story of the catastrophic impact of the giant 10 Km asteroid Chicxulub into the ancient Gulf of Mexico 65.5 million years ago. The book begins with a discussion of the nature of asteroids and the likelihood of future Earth-impacts. The story then turns to the discovery of a global sediment layer attributed to the fallout from the impact and a piecing together of the evidence that revealed a monster crater, buried under the Gulf. Reviewed is the myriad of geological and fossil evidence that suggested the disastrous sequence of events occurring when a "nuclear-like" explosi |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(xxiv,124pages): illustrations. |
ISBN: | 9783319394879 |
Index Number: | QE1 |
CLC: | P185 |
Contents: | Preface -- Prologue: the arrival -- Chapter 1: The orbiting objects -- Chapter 2: The tale of chicxulub -- Chapter 3: A scenario for the chicxulub impact and energies -- Chapter 4: The chicxulub tsunami -- Chapter 5: Long term global effects -- Epilogue: Possible chicxulub effects on the path of human evolution. |