Open AccessGlobally distributed iridium layer preserved within the Chicxulub impact structure
Author(s) -
Steven Goderis,
Honami Sato,
L. Ferrière,
Birger Schmitz,
D. Burney,
Pim Kaskes,
Johan Vellekoop,
A. Wittmann,
Toni Schulz,
Stepan M. Cherozhkin,
Philippe Claeys,
Sietze J. de Graaff,
Thomas Déhais,
Niels J. de Winter,
M. Elfman,
JeanGuillaume Feig,
Akira Ishikawa,
Christian Koeberl,
P. Kristiansson,
C. R. Neal,
Jeremy D. Owens,
M. Schmieder,
Matthias Sinnesael,
Frank Vanhaecke,
Stijn J. M. Van Malderen,
Timothy J. Bralower,
S. P. S. Gulick,
D. A. Kring,
Christopher M. Lowery,
Joanna Morgan,
Jan Smit,
Michael T. Whalen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.abe3647
Subject(s) - iridium , impact crater , layer (electronics) , geology , boundary layer , materials science , astrobiology , physics , chemistry , mechanics , nanotechnology , biochemistry , catalysis
The preservation of the iridium-rich layer within the Chicxulub crater captures the timing of the K-Pg boundary events.
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