Open AccessCores from Crater Tied to Dinosaur Demise Validate Impact Theory
Author(s) -
JoAnna Wendel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2016eo063123
Subject(s) - demise , impact crater , geology , paleontology , astrobiology , political science , biology , law
Drilling into the famous, deeply buried Chicxulub crater off Mexico, researchers found deformed and porous granite that opens new avenues of research.