Chesapeake Bay impact crater
GPTKB entity
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
impact crater
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| gptkbp:age |
approximately 35 million years
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
natural disasters
extinction events marine sediments marine geology Chesapeake_Bay_region |
| gptkbp:climate |
paleoclimatology
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| gptkbp:conservationEfforts |
environmental protection
|
| gptkbp:contains |
impact breccia
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| gptkbp:diameter |
about 85 kilometers
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| gptkbp:education |
geology education
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| gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
coastal ecosystems
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| gptkbp:established |
geologists
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| gptkbp:explores |
20th century
drilling geophysical surveys |
| gptkbp:features |
subsurface geology
|
| gptkbp:formed |
asteroid impact
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| gptkbp:geologicalFeatures |
geological surveys
Cenozoic era submarine feature Tertiary period faults and fractures |
| gptkbp:historicalResearch |
international teams
impact cratering studies |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
paleontological studies
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chesapeake Bay impact crater
|
| gptkbp:impact |
local geology
regional geology Late Eocene epoch iridium anomaly large impact structure simple and complex craters microtektites |
| gptkbp:influences |
local ecology
sedimentary processes |
| gptkbp:localLegends |
mythology
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| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Virginia
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
size and preservation
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| gptkbp:publicAccess |
Chesapeake_Bay_area
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
oceanography
other impact craters |
| gptkbp:research |
NASA
government grants shock metamorphism |
| gptkbp:researchContribution |
geological sciences
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| gptkbp:researchFocus |
paleoclimate studies
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| gptkbp:researchInterest |
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
academic institutions peer-reviewed journals impact processes |
| gptkbp:significance |
geological research
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| gptkbp:supports |
planetary geology
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| gptkbp:surroundingArea |
gptkb:Chesapeake_Bay
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| gptkbp:tourism |
educational tours
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| gptkbp:type |
complex impact structure
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