The Chicxulub impact and its environmental consequences
The extinction of the dinosaurs and around three-quarters of all living species was almost
certainly caused by a large asteroid impact 66 million years ago. Seismic data acquired …
certainly caused by a large asteroid impact 66 million years ago. Seismic data acquired …
Lunar impact features and processes
GR Osinski, HJ Melosh… - … in Mineralogy and …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
This chapter is dedicated to H. Jay Melosh who tragically passed away during this endeavor.
From his earliest publications on the concept of acoustic fluidization, to the publication of his …
From his earliest publications on the concept of acoustic fluidization, to the publication of his …
[책][B] The Gulf of Mexico sedimentary basin: Depositional evolution and petroleum applications
JW Snedden, WE Galloway - 2019 - books.google.com
The Gulf of Mexico Basin is one of the most prolific hydrocarbon-producing basins in the
world, with an estimated endowment of 200 billion barrels of oil equivalent. This book …
world, with an estimated endowment of 200 billion barrels of oil equivalent. This book …
Globally distributed iridium layer preserved within the Chicxulub impact structure
The Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction is marked globally by elevated
concentrations of iridium, emplaced by a hypervelocity impact event 66 million years ago …
concentrations of iridium, emplaced by a hypervelocity impact event 66 million years ago …
The first day of the Cenozoic
Highly expanded Cretaceous–Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary section from the Chicxulub peak
ring, recovered by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)–International Continental …
ring, recovered by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)–International Continental …
Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater
The~ 180-km-diameter Chicxulub peak-ring crater and~ 240-km multiring basin, produced
by the impact that terminated the Cretaceous, is the largest remaining intact impact basin on …
by the impact that terminated the Cretaceous, is the largest remaining intact impact basin on …
A steeply-inclined trajectory for the Chicxulub impact
The environmental severity of large impacts on Earth is influenced by their impact trajectory.
Impact direction and angle to the target plane affect the volume and depth of origin of …
Impact direction and angle to the target plane affect the volume and depth of origin of …
Natural and experimental high-pressure, shock-produced terrestrial and extraterrestrial materials
Hypervelocity impacts are among the fundamental phenomena occurring during the
evolution of the solar system and are characterized by instantaneous ultrahigh pressure and …
evolution of the solar system and are characterized by instantaneous ultrahigh pressure and …
End of the Cretaceous
SPS Gulick - Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 2025 - lyellcollection.org
The Cretaceous ended when the Chicxulub asteroid struck the Yucatán platform, and all
deposits and landforms generated are earliest Paleocene in age. Drill core from the …
deposits and landforms generated are earliest Paleocene in age. Drill core from the …
Shock impedance amplified impact deformation of zircon in granitic rocks from the Chicxulub impact crater
Zircon is a precise chronometer and prominent recorder of impact deformation. However,
many impact-induced features in zircon are poorly calibrated, sometimes due to …
many impact-induced features in zircon are poorly calibrated, sometimes due to …