Globally distributed iridium layer preserved within the Chicxulub impact structure

S Goderis, H Sato, L Ferrière, B Schmitz, D Burney… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
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 …

A compendium of the best-preserved terrestrial hypervelocity impact crater in a basaltic terrain: The Lonar, India

SR Chandran, S James, J Aswathi, D Padmakumar… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
As impact cratering is regarded as the most fundamental process in the modification of
planetary surfaces, it is crucial to investigate and identify terrestrial impact craters with …

Lonar Impact Crater, India: the Best-Preserved Terrestrial Hypervelocity Impact Crater in a Basaltic Terrain as a Potential Global Geopark

S R. Chandran, S James, J Aswathi, D Padmakumar… - Geoheritage, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Lonar Impact Crater is a simple meteorite impact crater carved out on the~ 65 Ma
old Deccan tholeiitic flood basalts. The crater, though scoured in a basaltic terrain, is still …

[HTML][HTML] Search for a meteoritic component within the impact melt rocks of the Chicxulub impact structure peak ring, Mexico

JG Feignon, T Schulz, L Ferriere, S Goderis… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Constraining the degree of preservation of a meteoritic signature within an impact structure
provides vital insights in the complex pathways and processes that occur during and after an …

Geochemical and geochronological evidence of meteorite impact excavating the Archean basement at Lonar Crater, Central India

SR Chandran, S James, M Santosh, CX Yang, C Zhang… - Lithos, 2021 - Elsevier
The effect of meteorite impact on basement rocks remains widely debated at Lonar Crater,
Central India. We investigate an impact melt-bearing rock from the ejecta layer of Lonar to …

Deep marine records of Deccan Trap volcanism before the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) mass extinction

M Sinnesael, LME Percival… - Geological …, 2024 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The Cretaceous− Paleogene boundary is marked by a large impact and coeval mass
extinction event that occurred 66 my ago. Contemporaneous emplacement of the volcanic …

Meteoritic component in impact breccias of the Jeokjung-Chogye structure, South Korea: Evidence from the HSE abundances and ReOs isotopic systematics

SH Choi, JH Lee, SS Kim, J Yu, IS Puchtel - Chemical Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Geochemical compositions, including highly siderophile element (HSE) abundances and Re-
Os isotope compositions, of nine polymict impact breccias in two drill cores and three target …

Identification of a meteoritic component using chromium isotopic composition of impact rocks from the Lonar impact structure, India

B Mougel, F Moynier, C Koeberl… - … & Planetary Science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The existence of mass‐independent chromium isotope variability of nucleosynthetic origin in
meteorites and their components provides a means to investigate potential genetic …

The quest for an extraterrestrial component in Muong Nong-type and splash-form Australasian tektites from Laos using highly siderophile elements and Re-Os isotope …

L Ackerman, R Skála, Š Křížová, K Žák… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2019 - Elsevier
Extremely low and variable concentrations of osmium (Os) and other highly siderophile
elements (HSE) in most tektites make it challenging to establish direct links between these …

[HTML][HTML] Precambrian impact structures and ejecta on earth: A review

C Koeberl, T Schulz, MS Huber - Precambrian Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Impact cratering is an important geological process on Earth. This review summarizes the
state of knowledge of the Precambrian (Hadean, Archean, and Proterozoic) impact record …