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Chicxulub: The Impact and Tsunami: The Story of the Largest Known Asteroid to Hit the Earth
David Shonting
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Description for Chicxulub: The Impact and Tsunami: The Story of the Largest Known Asteroid to Hit the Earth
Hardback. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 148 pages, 62 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBGF; RNR; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
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 global sediment layer attributed to the fallout from the impact and a piecing together of the evidence that revealed a monster crater, buried under the Gulf. Reviewed is the myriad of geological and fossil evidence that suggested the disastrous sequence of events occurring when a nuclear-like ... Read more
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 global sediment layer attributed to the fallout from the impact and a piecing together of the evidence that revealed a monster crater, buried under the Gulf. Reviewed is the myriad of geological and fossil evidence that suggested the disastrous sequence of events occurring when a nuclear-like ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Springer-Praxis Books
Condition
New
Weight
379g
Number of Pages
124
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319394855
SKU
V9783319394855
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99-15
About David Shonting
David Shonting earned a B.S. and M.S. in chemistry from the University of New Hampshire and the ScD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He served as research assistant at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, as a physical oceanographer at the Naval Underwater Systems Center, Newport, RI and as adjunct professor at the University of Rhode Island. He helped ... Read more
Reviews for Chicxulub: The Impact and Tsunami: The Story of the Largest Known Asteroid to Hit the Earth
Shonting ... offer a narrative that touches on scientific disciplines based in tsunami research, including astronomy, geology, oceanography, chemistry, biosciences, and world history. ... Each of the five chapters begins with an abstract that guides the reader through that chapter's exploration. ... Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. (R. I. Saltz, Choice, Vol. 54 (11), July, 2017)