The northwestern part of the Deccan Plateau in India (a large plateau in the west and south of the country) contains large amounts of igneous rocks and lava flows that is known as the Deccan Traps (bottom panels). . Forming around 66.25 million years ago, some theories suggest that it is possible that these volcanic features started or increased in activity due to the Chicxulub impact event in North America that occurred around the same time 66 million years ago. . Since both of these events occur at antipodes (locations directly opposite each other on Earth), the impact shockwave reverberated to the other side of the planet causing increased volcanic activity due to deformation of continental plates. . Thus, it is likely that the subsequent release of toxic gases and sulfur that led to global cooling, both contributed to the extinction event in addition to the vast amounts of heat and dust that was released by the original impact. . Credit: PlanetLabs,Inc/Planemad/JDGriggs. . #extinction #deccan #deccanplateau #deccantraps #india #chicxulub #extinctionevent #meteors https://www.instagram.com/p/B-45GpMDEPL/?igshid=xlb8y59k6csa
