Journal article
Explosive interaction of impact melt and seawater following the Chicxulub impact event
Abstract
Abstract
The impact of asteroids and comets with planetary surfaces is one of the most catastrophic, yet ubiquitous, geological processes in the solar system. The Chicxulub impact event, which has been linked to the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction marking the beginning of the Cenozoic Era, is arguably the most significant singular geological event in the past 100 million years of Earth’s history. The Chicxulub …
Authors
Osinski GR; Grieve RAF; Hill PJA; Simpson SL; Cockell C; Christeson GL; Ebert M; Gulick S; Melosh HJ; Riller U
Journal
Geology, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 108–112
Publisher
Geological Society of America
Publication Date
February 1, 2020
DOI
10.1130/g46783.1
ISSN
0091-7613