Chicxulub : the impact and tsunami : the story of the largest known asteroid to hit the Earth /
Largest known asteroid to hit the Earth
David Shonting, Cathy Ezrailson
- xxiv, 124 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
- Springer Praxis books .
- Springer Praxis books .
Includes bibliographical references
Prologue: The arrival -- 1. The orbiting objects -- 2. The tale of Chicxulub -- 3. A scenario for the Chicxulub impact and energies -- 4. The Chicxulub tsunami -- 5. Long term global effects -- Epilogue: Possible Chicxulub effects on the path of human evolution
9783319394855 3319394851 9783319394879 3319394878
Cryptoexplosion structures--Mexico, Gulf of Tsunamis--Mexico, Gulf of Extinction (Biology) Catastrophes (Geology) Asteroids--History