Catastrophic Coincidence: Second Ever Example Of Contemporaneous Meteorite...

Science Daily ^ | Jan. 7, 2009 | Unknown

[decimon]

Scientists have discovered only the second example of a meteorite impact that occurred at the same time as massive volcanic activity, in research published in the Journal of the Geological Society the week of Jan 12. The first time such a coincidence was observed, at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, was the catastrophic event thought to be responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs, 65 million years ago.

[theFIRMbss]

>a meteorite impact that occurred at the same time as massive volcanic activity

There isn't a chance
that a large meteor hit
caused an eruption?

[decimon]

Cataclysmic, catastrophe ping.

[theFIRMbss]

>>a meteorite impact that occurred at the same time as massive volcanic activity
>>There isn't a chance that a large meteor hit caused an eruption?

If two meteors hit on both sides of a place where pressure's building . . .

[decimon]

There isn't a chance that a large meteor hit caused an eruption?

Sounds good. If the meteor hit the right place at the right time, I guess.

[decimon]

Well, he did go extinct.

[decimon]

Cataclysmic catastrophe ping.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks decimon for the topic and ping, and thanks neverdem for sending the link in FReepmail. I really got right after that and posted it, didn’t I? ;’)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090107085320.htm

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/805952/posts
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993171
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jmelosh/ImpactVolcanism.pdf

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks decimon and neverdem.

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[neverdem]

thanks, bfl

[Ole Okie]

There isn't a chance that a large meteor hit caused an eruption?

Possible, maybe probable.

Like popping a ripe boil.