Earth Shattering Impacts
Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science
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Impact Processes and the Mass Extinction Event
This chapter explores the role of impact processes in the formation of the planet and the solar system. It discusses the hypothesis of a large space rock impact causing the mass extinction event that wiped out over 50% of living species on Earth, highlighting the discovery of a thin iridium layer as evidence.
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