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Title: Mystery minerals formed in fireball from colliding asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs
Url: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/03/050326000712.htm
Publisher: SpaceRef Interactive Inc.
Description: This press report from the University of Chicago provides information about research on the Chicxulub asteroid. Scientists present new results about the formation of spherules at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary in geologic records. This material was produced 65 million years ago in the aftermath of the asteroid impact that triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs.
LC Classification: Science -- Astronomy -- Theoretical astronomy and celestial mechanics -- Perturbations -- Planetary theory -- Individual planets -- Asteroids. Minor planets -- Individual
Science -- Geology -- Paleozoology -- Chordata -- Vertebrates -- Reptiles -- Dinosaurs -- Special topics, A-Z -- Extinction
Science -- Natural history. Biology
GEM Subject: Science -- Physics
Science -- Earth science
Science -- Astronomy
Science -- Instructional issues
Key Concept: Astronomy -- Earth
Ecology -- Extinction
Astronomy -- Asteroids
Date Issued: 2005-03-23
Resource Type: Reference Material
Format: Document -- HTML
Audience: Educator
Education Level: High School
Middle School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Graduate/Professional
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Language: English
Rights: SpaceRef Interactive Inc.
Access Rights: Free access
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