Winding down the Chicxulub impact: The transition between impact and normal marine sedimentation near ground zero

Winding down the Chicxulub impact: The transition between impact and normal marine sedimentation near ground zero

The Chicxulub impact led to the formation of a ~ 200-km wide by ~1-km deep crater on México's Yucatán Peninsula. Over a period of hours after the impact the ocean re-entered and covered the impact basin beneath several hundred meters of water. A suite of impactites were deposited across the cra...

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Main Authors: Whalen, M.T., Gulick, S.P.S., Lowery, C.M., Bralower, T.J., Morgan, J.V., Grice, Kliti, Schaefer, Bettina, Smit, J., Ormö, J., Wittmann, A., Kring, D.A., Lyons, S., Goderis, S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: ELSEVIER 2020
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Oceanography
Geology
Pelagic sediments
Gulf of Mexico
Tsunami
Seiche
Carbon isotopes
CRETACEOUS-TERTIARY BOUNDARY
GULF-OF-MEXICO
PALEOGENE BOUNDARY
CHESAPEAKE-BAY
NORTHEASTERN MEXICO
CARBONATE PLATFORM
TSUNAMI DEPOSIT
LOCKNE CRATER
DRILL HOLE
ORIGIN
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180100982
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90118

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