Shonting, David H.,

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


Chicxulub Crater

QE613.5.M4 / S56 2017

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