Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/C/S/2000/00571
Catastrophic impact - assessing the damage: 3D tomographic imaging of the Chicxulub crater.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Dr P Barton, University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor P Maguire, University of Leicester, Geology
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor JV Morgan, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
- Grant held at:
- University of Cambridge, Earth Sciences
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- None
- Science Topics:
- None
- Abstract:
- We shall carry out a large-scale 3D tomographic seismic survey over a quadrant of the buried Chicxulub impact crater in Mexico. This impact has been associated with mass extinctions and environmental change at the end of the Cretaceous and it provides a unique opportunity to advance understanding of the mechanics of large impact craters. Major targets include the geometry of the central uplift, the ratio of melt to suevitic breccia, the geometry and lateral extent of transient cavity collapse, the volume of the excavation cavity, and the nature of the peak ring.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/C/S/2000/00571
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- ROPA Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- ROPA
This grant award has a total value of £325,965
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £45,208 | £280,757 |
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