This study combines multiple studies with global scale geological and geophysical observations with new numerical model, to investigate the effects of the impact (scaled as a M10 earthquake) on the Caribbean tectonic conditions.
The researchers presented evidence that the impact of an asteroid, approximately 10 km in size, caused changes in trends in the activity of plumes and mantle currents, mid-ocean ridges, and tectonic plates in the Caribbean region and across many parts of the Earth. The study’s conclusions are that a large set of these changes was caused by a combination of a change in the stress field in the impact area and seismic waves that triggered and amplified remote volcanic activity. The new research demonstrates for the first time distinct geodynamic effects within the Earth as a result of an asteroid impact of this magnitude.
A groundbreaking new article by Dr. Amit Segev, Dr. Nadav Wetzler
A groundbreaking new article by Dr. Amit Segev, Dr. Nadav Wetzler, (from the Geological Survey of Israel) in collaboration with Prof. Gideon Rosenbaum and Prof.
