Chicxulub : the impact and tsunami : the story of the largest known asteroid to hit the Earth

• Main Authors: Shonting, David H., (Author), Ezrailson, Cathy, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland : Springer, [2016]
• Series: Springer Praxis books.
• Subjects: planetky; historická geologie; přírodní katastrofy; astronomie; tsunami; asteroids; historical geology; natural disasters; astronomy; tsunamis; elektronické knihy; monografie; electronic books; monographs
• ISBN: 9783319394879; 9783319394855
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 124 pages) : illustrations (some color)

This book tells the story of the catastrophic impact of the giant 10 Km asteroid Chicxulub into the ancient Gulf of Mexico 65.5 million years ago. The book begins with a discussion of the nature of asteroids and the likelihood of future Earth-impacts. The story then turns to the discovery of a globa...