Planetary Collisions: From the Moon's Origin to the Dino's Demise
Event Start:
2020-01-20T15:00:00
Event End:
2020-01-20T16:00:00
Event Information:
Collisions with asteroids and comets used to be the stuff of science fiction. However, starting with the Apollo missions' revelations about our Moon, it has gradually dawned on the scientific world that collisions between objects from microscopic to planetary scales dominated nearly every aspect of our planetary system's birth and its later evolution. Long after the birth of our planet, a rare asteroid impact initiated the extinction of the dinosaurs. As recently as Feb.
Event Location:
Hennings 318
Speaker:
Jay Melosh (Purdue)
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Event Start:
2020-01-20T15:00:00
Event End:
2020-01-20T16:00:00
Planetary Collisions: From the Moon's Origin to the Dino's Demise
Event Information:
Collisions with asteroids and comets used to be the stuff of science fiction. However, starting with the Apollo missions' revelations about our Moon, it has gradually dawned on the scientific world that collisions between objects from microscopic to planetary scales dominated nearly every aspect of our planetary system's birth and its later evolution. Long after the birth of our planet, a rare asteroid impact initiated the extinction of the dinosaurs. As recently as Feb.
Event Location:
Hennings 318