Publication Date:
2011-08-24
Description:
The impact of the extraterrestrial object that formed the Chicxulub crater in the northwestern Yucatan peninsula of Mexico is the leading suspect for the extinction of the dinosaurs. This article reports on a Planetary Society expedition to Albion Island in the Rio Hondo region of Belize to investigate evidence supporting the impact theory.
Keywords:
GEOPHYSICS
Type:
Planetary Report (ISSN 0736-3680); 15; 4; p. 10-14
Format:
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