Probing the hydrothermal system of the Chicxulub impact crater
D. A. Kring, Sonia M. Tikoo-Schantz, M. Schmieder, Ulrich Riller, M. Rebolledo‐Vieyra, Sarah Simpson, G. R. Osinski, J. Gattacceca, A. Wittmann, Christina Verhagen, Charles S. Cockell, Marco J. L. Coolen, Fred J. Longstaffe, S. P. S. Gulick, Joanna Morgan, Timothy J. Bralower, Elise Chenot, Gail Christeson, Philippe Claeys, L. Ferrière, Catalina Gebhardt, Kazuhisa Goto, Sophie Green, Heather Jones, Johanna Lofi, Christopher M. Lowery, R. Ocampo, Ligia Pérez‐Cruz, A. E. Pickersgill, M. H. Poelchau, Auriol S. P. Rae, Cornelia Rasmussen, Honami Sato, Jan Smit, Naotaka Tomioka, J. Urrutia‐Fucugauchi, Michael T. Whalen, Long Xiao, K. E. Yamaguchi
Abstract
The Chicxulub impact event generated a long-duration hydrothermal system suitable for microbial life.