Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/T/S/2000/00183
ODP at Chicxulub: High-resolution 3D tomographic imaging beneath the peak ring.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor JV Morgan, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor MR Warner, Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
- Grant held at:
- Imperial College London, Earth Science and Engineering
- Science Area:
- Earth
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Global Change
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Science Topics:
- Planetary science
- Abstract:
- We will acquire a high-resolution, 3D, tomographic, seismic dataset over the buried Chicxulub impact crater in Mexico. This impact has been associated with mass extinctions and environmental change at the end of the Cretaceous; it provides a unique opportunity to advance understanding of the dynamics of large impact craters. The survey is centred upon the proposed ODP drill site into the peak ring; it is required for final site selection and for subsequent interpretation of the cores. Major targets include the boundary between the outwardly collapsing central uplift and the inwardly collapsing slumped blocks, the thickness and extent of the impact melt sheet, and the inner edge of the collapsed transient cavity.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/T/S/2000/00183
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Directed Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- Ocean Drilling Programme
This grant award has a total value of £35,886
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs |
|---|---|
| £6,609 | £29,277 |
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