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T. Rex and the Crater of Doom by Walter Alvarez

Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth, inducing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized detritus blasted through the atmosphere upon impact, falling back to Earth around the globe. Disastrous environmental consequences ensued: a giant tsunami, continent-scale wildfires, darkness, and cold, followed by sweltering greenhouse heat. When conditions returned to normal, half the plant and animal genera on Earth had perished.

This chain of events is now widely accepted as the solution to a scientific mystery: what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs? Berkeley scientists who discovered evidence of the impact, tells the story behind the development of the initially controversial theory. It is a saga of high adventure in remote locations, of long periods of frustration ended by sudden breakthroughs, and of the exhilaration of discovery that forever altered our understanding of Earth's geological history.

Book is in good used condition. Great binding, no loose pages. Soft cover shows some sign of shelf wear. See scan above. 185 pages, Color and B&W illustrations.

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