Open AccessVestiges of a Volcanic Arc Hidden Within Chicxulub Crater
Author(s) -
Alka Tripathy-Lang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2021eo159625
Subject(s) - impact crater , volcano , geology , arc (geometry) , seismology , astrobiology , geometry , mathematics , biology
Scientists discovered magmatic remnants of a volcanic arc by dating granitic rocks of the middle crust excavated by, and hidden within, the Chicxulub impact crater.