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Proof For Indian Dino Killer?

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  • 27-10-2009 2:16pm
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    Galvasean
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    No, not Turok!
    Research is underway on the potential meteor impact crater in India dating from 65 million years ago, te time when the giant dinosaurs were wiped out, to see if it is in fact linked with the demise of the dinosaurs.
    Not everybody agrees it is actually a meteor impact crater. Hopefully more research will solve the mystery.
    Off the west coast of India, there is a suspicious basin called Shiva. It forms a rough ring over 500 kilometers (311 miles) in diameter and has a central underwater peak the size of Mt. McKinley. Where it sweeps on shore, the land appears shattered and riddled with faults and geothermal hot springs.

    If Sankar Chatterjee of Texas Tech University is right, Shiva is the largest impact crater on the planet, the scar leftover from a cataclysm that had a hand in killing the dinosaurs.

    Full article here.

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    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,098 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Shiva eh? Talk about an apposite name for such a crater. Interesting stuff. Especially if both this and the yucatan crater happened at nearly the same time. Or even the same time if it was a cluster of space rocks.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



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    Galvasean
    Registered Users Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    Imagine the bad luck, not one but two giant meteors crashing into you in quick succession. I remember reading studies that stated the Cicxulub impact could not have been large enough to cause as much devastation that occured 65 million years ago on its own. Ad another, bigger impact into the scenario and it seems a lot more likely.


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