[cogitator]

Ironic part: For years, I've been reading and following the ongoing dispute regarding the ultimate cause of the extinction of the dinosaurs. It seems that there is a slowly emerging consensus that it happened because of the somewhat simultaneous occurrence of two events: the Deccan Trap volcanism and the Chicxulub (Yucatan) asteroid impact. As best can be dated, the Deccan Trap volcanism occurred in the 1 million years preceding the Chicxulub impact, and the gases from the volcanism caused climate changes that made it tough to live -- and Chicxulub made it much more difficult.

The ironic part is that Lonar Crater is an impact on the Deccan Trap volcanism, but is a very recent impact.

Lonar Crater

[cogitator]

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[geezerwheezer]

That is rather strange, isn't it? Great photos too! Thanks.

[SunkenCiv]

Moon over Chicxulub: Will Night Finally Fall on the Dinosaur-Extinction Debate?
American Scientist | November-December 1998 | Kirk Johnson
Posted on 09/21/2005 10:32:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1489125/posts

Mass Extinctions: The New Catastrophism in the History of Life
LORE magazine, Milwaukee Public Museum | 1996 | Peter M. Sheehan, Curator of Geology
Posted on 10/10/2005 4:50:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1500154/posts

[SunkenCiv]

A Blast from the Past -- figuratively and literally. Impact crater on the Deccan Traps.

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[eleni121]

Not much erosion around the periphery. Can't be too old.

[blam]

Does anyone know when the impact occured?

[ChocChipCookie]

I have no idea what you just said, but it does seem ironic.