Splashdown? (IMAGE)
Caption
Researchers have found apparent remnants of an extraterrestrial impact some 55 million years ago, in cores from three locations in southern New Jersey, and in a deep-seabed core off Bermuda. They say it is possible the impact kicked off a warm period often cited as the closest analog to today's rapid human-induced global warming.
Credit
Schaller et al., Science, 2016
Usage Restrictions
Credit must be given.
License
Licensed content