Chicxulub: The Impact and Tsunami
«“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)
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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. Les mer
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The asteroid's global devastation killed off some 70% of animal and plant life including the dinosaurs. The study of an ancient Cambrian fossil bed suggests how "roll of the dice" events can affect the future evolution of life on Earth. We see how Chicxulub's apparent destruction of the dinosaurs, followed by the their replacement with small mammals, altered forever the progress of human evolution. This book presents a fascinating glimpse through the lens of the natural sciences - the geology, climatology, and oceanography, of the effects of an enormous astronomical event.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 124
- ISBN
- 9783319818979
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
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«“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)
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