Tag: Chicxulub
May 12, 2016
Have Geophone, Will Travel – Geophysics On Call
When I’m not on the L/B Myrtle with the Chicxulub research team, I’m in Merida, Mexico, the capital of the Yucatan state. I found…
Read MoreMay 11, 2016
Aboard the Good Ship L/B Myrtle
Yesterday I went to a museum in Merida to learn about the Chicxulub impact. Today I went right to the impact site by boarding the…
Read MoreMay 10, 2016
Geosciences at the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya
The Gran Museo del Mundo Maya is a museum dedicated to the history of the Maya people, a population that includes an ancient empire as well…
Read MoreApril 12, 2016
Geologists to drill into heart of dinosaur-killing impact
Geophysicists are returning to Earth’s most famous cosmic bullseye. Around 7 April, from a drill-ship off the coast of Yucatán, Mexico, they will start to…
Read MoreMarch 7, 2016
We Finally Know How Much The Dino-Killing Asteroid Reshaped the Earth
More than 65 million years ago, a six-mile wide asteroid smashed into Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, triggering earthquakes, tsunamis and an explosion of debris that blanketed…
Read MoreApril 13, 2015
Scientists to Dig Deep into Dino-Killing Impact Crater
The catastrophic asteroid crash blamed for the demise of the dinosaurs also left a gaping scar in the Earth. That sprawling crater made 65.5 million…
Read MoreApril 6, 2015
Expedition Will Sample Crater Left By Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid
An international research team is formalizing plans to drill nearly 5,000 feet below the seabed to take core samples from the crater of the asteroid…
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