Six months ago, somewhere in the tropical waters off the coast of Mexico, scientists began drilling into one of the most iconic geological features on Earth: the Chicxulub crater; the 66 million year old remnants of a deadly asteroid impact, thought to have contributed to the demise of dinosaurs and most other forms of life which inhabited the Earth at the time. Today we speak to Sonia Tikoo, Assi ...[Read More]
GeoTalk: Drilling into the crater which contributed to the demise of dinosaurs
The Onshore Science Party for Expedition 364. Image courtesy of Volker Diekamp@ECORD_IODP