NASA NTRS · 19910037078
Cosmic impacts, cosmic catastrophes. II
Abstract
The role of extraterrestrial impacts in shaping the earth's history is discussed, arguing that cosmic impacts represent just one example of a general shift in thinking that has made the idea of catastrophes respectable in science. The origins of this view are presented and current catastrophic theory is discussed in the context of modern debate on the geological formation of the earth. Various conflicting theories are reviewed and prominent participants in the ongoing scientific controversy concerning catastrophism are introduced.
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Chapman, Clark R., Morrison, David. 1990-02-01. Cosmic impacts, cosmic catastrophes. II. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19910037078
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