Chicxulub
Subtitle: the impact and tsunami : the story of the largest known asteroid to hit the Earth
By: David Shonting, Cathy Ezrailson
Contributors: Ezrailson, Cathy, author
Series: Springer Praxis books; Springer Praxis books
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9783319394855
Subjects: Cryptoexplosion structures; Catastrophes (Geology); Extinction (Biology); Tsunamis; Asteroids; History
Other titles: Largest known asteroid to hit the Earth
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: The arrival; title: 1. The orbiting objects; title: 2. The tale of Chicxulub; title: 3. A scenario for the Chicxulub impact and energies; title: 4. The Chicxulub tsunami; title: 5. Long term global effects; title: Epilogue: Possible Chicxulub effects on the path of human evolution.