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 …
[图书][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 …
Rock fluidization during peak-ring formation of large impact structures
Large meteorite impact structures on the terrestrial bodies of the Solar System contain
pronounced topographic rings, which emerged from uplifted target (crustal) rocks within …
pronounced topographic rings, which emerged from uplifted target (crustal) rocks within …
The Nadir crater offshore West Africa: A candidate cretaceous-paleogene impact structure
Evidence of marine target impacts, binary impact craters, or impact clusters are rare on
Earth. Seismic reflection data from the Guinea Plateau, West Africa, reveal a≥ 8.5-km-wide …
Earth. Seismic reflection data from the Guinea Plateau, West Africa, reveal a≥ 8.5-km-wide …
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 …
Hydrothermal alteration associated with the Chicxulub impact crater upper peak-ring breccias
SL Simpson, GR Osinski, FJ Longstaffe… - Earth and Planetary …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The 66 Ma,∼ 180 km Chicxulub impact structure in the northern Yucatán peninsula
and southern Gulf of Mexico is the best-preserved large impact crater on Earth with a well …
and southern Gulf of Mexico is the best-preserved large impact crater on Earth with a well …
Thermal evolution of the impact‐induced cryomagma chamber beneath Occator crater on Ceres
MA Hesse, JC Castillo‐Rogez - Geophysical Research Letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The faculae in Occator Crater on dwarf planet Ceres are an accumulation of salts
that have been interpreted as cryovolcanic products. Current age estimates from crater …
that have been interpreted as cryovolcanic products. Current age estimates from crater …