Deccan Traps
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The Deccan Traps are a large igneous province of west-central India. They are one of the largest volcanic features on Earth, with lava erupted from multiple volcanic centres. The Traps consist of many
The Western Ghats at Matheran in Maharashtra
Deccan Traps at Ajanta Caves
Sample of tholeiitic basalt from the Deccan Traps
Crystals of epistilbite and calcite in a vug in Deccan Traps basalt lava from Jalgaon District, Maharashtra
Chicxulub crater
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The Chicxulub crater is an impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The crater is named after the onshore inland community of Chicxulub Pueblo. It was formed slightly over 66 m
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…major cause of the Cretaceous–Paleogene mass extinction event at roughly the same time, this theory has been rejected as a result of research into the Chicxulub impact, now thought to be the primary cause of the extinction. While some scholars continue to argue the eruptions may have contributed, it is now generally…
Artist's impression of the asteroid slamming into tropical, shallow seas of the sulfur-rich Yucatán Peninsula in what is today Southeast Mexico. The aftermath of the asteroid collision, which occurred approximately 66 million years ago, is believed to have caused the mass extinction of non-avian dinosaurs and many other species on Earth. The impact spewed hundreds of billions of tons of sulfur into the atmosphere, producing a worldwide blackout and freezing temperatures which persisted for at least a decade.
The center of the crater is near Chicxulub Puerto.
Stela in the main square of Chicxulub Puerto commemorating the impact
Pingualuit aerial 2007