HIS 104 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Meteor Crater, Deccan Traps, Pingualuit Crater
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The day the world shook and baked: 66. 5 million years ago. Most recent we had to put into context. Explodes does not impact the earth (no impact crater) First asteroid event recorded to cause injuries. No exploration until 1987 because so remote. 800 square miles forest destroyed limbs stripped. One local said the sky looked like it was on re and felt like his shirt was on re (40 miles away) 100s of reindeer dead yet no human death. Important because science suggests once in a 300 year event. 2km around all the layers of earth are upside down, kicked up a lot of dust. Cracked core of earth since it lled with magma. Would have hit into a shallow sea. More recent discoveries because of climate change. Maniitsoq region of west greenland: very old, very large. 10 million year recovery after major event then the appearance of dinosaurs. Deccan trap eruptions and then asteroid impact.
