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Chicxulub and the Exploration of Large Peak-Ring Impact Craters through Scientific Drilling


Kring, David A., Claeys, Philippe, Gulick, Sean P.S., Morgan, Joanna V., Collins, Gareth S., Bralower, Timothy, Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail, Cockell, C., Coolen, Marco J L, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3227-0676, Goto, K., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M, Mellett, C., Ocampo-Torres, Ruben, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E, Poelchau, Michael, Rae, Auriol, Rasmussen, Cornelia, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Riller, Ulrich, Sato, H., Smit, Jan, Tikoo, Sonia M, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T, Wittmann, Axel, Xiao, L., Yamaguchi, K. E. and Zylberman, William ;
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Abstract

The Chicxulub crater is the only well-preserved peak-ring crater on Earth and linked, famously, to the K-T or K-Pg mass extinction event. For the first time, geologists have drilled into the peak ring of that crater in the International Ocean Discovery Program and International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (IODP-ICDP) Expedition 364. The Chicxulub impact event, the environmental calamity it produced, and the paleobiological consequences are among the most captivating topics being discussed in the geologic community. Here we focus attention on the geological processes that shaped the ~200-km-wide impact crater responsible for that discussion and the expedition’s first year results.



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Kring, David A., Claeys, Philippe, Gulick, Sean P.S., Morgan, Joanna V., Collins, Gareth S., Bralower, Timothy, Chenot, Elise, Christeson, Gail, Cockell, C., Coolen, Marco J L, Ferrière, Ludovic, Gebhardt, Catalina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3227-0676, Goto, K., Jones, Heather, Lofi, Johanna, Lowery, Christopher M, Mellett, C., Ocampo-Torres, Ruben, Perez-Cruz, Ligia, Pickersgill, Annemarie E, Poelchau, Michael, Rae, Auriol, Rasmussen, Cornelia, Rebolledo-Vieyra, Mario, Riller, Ulrich, Sato, H., Smit, Jan, Tikoo, Sonia M, Tomioka, Naotaka, Urrutia-Fucugauchi, Jaime, Whalen, Michael T, Wittmann, Axel, Xiao, L., Yamaguchi, K. E. and Zylberman, William ;
Divisions
AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Geophysics
Primary Division
Organizations > AWI Organizations > Geosciences > Geophysics
Programs
Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 3: The earth system from a polar perspective > WP 3.2: Earth system on tectonic time scales: From greenhouse to icehouse world
Primary Topic
Helmholtz Programs > Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 3: The earth system from a polar perspective > WP 3.2: Earth system on tectonic time scales: From greenhouse to icehouse world
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Published
Eprint ID
50720
DOI 10.1130/GSATG352A.1

Cite as
Kring, D. A. , Claeys, P. , Gulick, S. P. , Morgan, J. V. , Collins, G. S. , Bralower, T. , Chenot, E. , Christeson, G. , Cockell, C. , Coolen, M. J. L. , Ferrière, L. , Gebhardt, C. , Goto, K. , Jones, H. , Lofi, J. , Lowery, C. M. , Mellett, C. , Ocampo-Torres, R. , Perez-Cruz, L. , Pickersgill, A. E. , Poelchau, M. , Rae, A. , Rasmussen, C. , Rebolledo-Vieyra, M. , Riller, U. , Sato, H. , Smit, J. , Tikoo, S. M. , Tomioka, N. , Urrutia-Fucugauchi, J. , Whalen, M. T. , Wittmann, A. , Xiao, L. , Yamaguchi, K. E. and Zylberman, W. , IODP-ICDP Expedition 364 Science Party (2017): Chicxulub and the Exploration of Large Peak-Ring Impact Craters through Scientific Drilling , GSA Today, pp. 4-8 . doi: 10.1130/GSATG352A.1


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