How a ring of mountains forms inside a crater
Rocks drilled from Mexico’s Chicxulub impact confirm dynamic collapse theory
RINGING TRUE A ring of mountains (inner circle) inside large impact craters, such as the one left by the famous dinosaur-killer at Chicxulub (illustrated above), form when rocks from deep underground rebound upward and collapse outward following the impact, new research suggests. The outer ring is the crater edge.
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