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 …

Earth is the only planet known to have continents, although how they formed and evolved is
unclear. Here using the oxygen isotope compositions of dated magmatic zircon, we show …

Hypervelocity impacts are among the fundamental phenomena occurring during the
evolution of the solar system and are characterized by instantaneous ultrahigh pressure and …

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 …

Abstract The clay‐rich Glen Torridon region of Gale crater, Mars, was explored between sols
2300 and 3007. Here, we analyzed the diagenetic features observed by Curiosity, including …

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 …

Abstract In August 2015, the Curiosity Mars rover discovered tridymite, a high‐temperature
silica polymorph, in Gale crater. The existing model for its occurrence suggests erosion and …

Abstract The Ries impact structure (Germany) contains well‐preserved ejecta deposits
consisting of melt‐free lithic breccia (Bunte Breccia) overlain by suevite. To test their …

Zircon is a precise chronometer and prominent recorder of impact deformation. However,
many impact-induced features in zircon are poorly calibrated, sometimes due to …

The properties of high-temperature lithospheric fluids within the early Earth are poorly
known, yet many origin-of-life scenarios depend upon their characteristics. These fluids …