[meteorite-list] A Cosmic Catastrophe: The Great Clovis Comet Debate

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:00:43 -0600
Message-ID: <4E1DDD4B.4070800_at_alumni.caltech.edu>

The archaeological, paleontological, geological, and astronomical data
supporting the notion of a significant Pleistocene impact are very thin,
and getting thinner all the time.

Certainly, the consensus viewpoint is that there was no impact. Of
course, that doesn't mean that reputable scientists aren't still looking
at the hypothesis, but they represent a small minority of the scientists
with an interest in this area.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com

On 7/13/2011 10:49 AM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks wrote:
> Hi Paul and List,
>
> I am going to read this entire article tonight when I get the free
> time. In the meantime, I am curious about the alleged Clovis event.
> I have heard about it and the debate surrounding it, but I don't know
> what the general consensus is amongst the scientists who have looked
> into this.
>
> So, what is the consensus on the Clovis event? Was it a meteorite or comet?
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
> PS - thanks for all the interesting links to scientific papers and articles!
>
Received on Wed 13 Jul 2011 02:00:43 PM PDT