Comments on: Asteroid Impact Created a Worldwide Rain of Carbon Beads http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/06/asteroid-impact-created-a-worldwide-rain-of-carbon-beads/ Space and astronomy news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:07:54 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: alphonso richardson http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/06/asteroid-impact-created-a-worldwide-rain-of-carbon-beads/comment-page-1/#comment-20021 alphonso richardson Fri, 09 May 2008 12:58:40 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14077#comment-20021 Kendall the photo appears to be an electron micrograph. i read in UK free paper (Metro, May 9, 2008) that this exra/extraterrestrial carbon, under extreme conditions such as impact was partially converted to diamond. This was preferentially assimlated into the (exo)skeletons of tiny deep-ocean dwelling organisms, possibly due to the extra weight & resilience, preventing them flooting upwards. Kendall
the photo appears to be an electron micrograph.

i read in UK free paper (Metro, May 9, 2008) that this exra/extraterrestrial carbon, under extreme conditions such as impact was partially converted to diamond.
This was preferentially assimlated into the (exo)skeletons of tiny deep-ocean dwelling organisms, possibly due to the extra weight & resilience, preventing them flooting upwards.

]]> By: Astrofiend http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/06/asteroid-impact-created-a-worldwide-rain-of-carbon-beads/comment-page-1/#comment-19776 Astrofiend Wed, 07 May 2008 03:40:39 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14077#comment-19776 "Ah, wait a minute. The impact was into limestone — calcium carbonate. Case closed, other than where did the calcium end up?" In healthy children's teeth and bones. "Ah, wait a minute. The impact was into limestone — calcium carbonate. Case closed, other than where did the calcium end up?"

In healthy children's teeth and bones.

]]> By: Kendall http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/06/asteroid-impact-created-a-worldwide-rain-of-carbon-beads/comment-page-1/#comment-19732 Kendall Tue, 06 May 2008 20:48:10 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14077#comment-19732 I'm sure this is the wrong place to request this, but would it possible to put captions for the pictures on each story. This one actually looks like an artists rendition, but the filename implies it's a photograph. Anyway, there have many times that I wanted more detail about a picture. Thanx. I'm sure this is the wrong place to request this, but would it possible to put captions for the pictures on each story. This one actually looks like an artists rendition, but the filename implies it's a photograph. Anyway, there have many times that I wanted more detail about a picture.

Thanx.

]]> By: Watchful Stone Guardian http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/06/asteroid-impact-created-a-worldwide-rain-of-carbon-beads/comment-page-1/#comment-19722 Watchful Stone Guardian Tue, 06 May 2008 20:26:09 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14077#comment-19722 900-trillion tonnes of carbon seems like a lot! 900-trillion tonnes of limestone which is certainly not pure carbon would be over 350,000 cubic kilometres of material if my calculations are correct. 900-trillion tonnes of carbon seems like a lot! 900-trillion tonnes of limestone which is certainly not pure carbon would be over 350,000 cubic kilometres of material if my calculations are correct.

]]> By: John Mendenhall http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/06/asteroid-impact-created-a-worldwide-rain-of-carbon-beads/comment-page-1/#comment-19713 John Mendenhall Tue, 06 May 2008 19:25:00 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14077#comment-19713 900 trillion tons of carbon? Where did that much carbon come from? From the comet? From the Earth? If from the Earth, it had to be near the impact site. Ah, wait a minute. The impact was into limestone --- calcium carbonate. Case closed, other than where did the calcium end up? 900 trillion tons of carbon? Where did that much carbon come from? From the comet? From the Earth? If from the Earth, it had to be near the impact site.

Ah, wait a minute. The impact was into limestone — calcium carbonate. Case closed, other than where did the calcium end up?

]]> By: David http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/06/asteroid-impact-created-a-worldwide-rain-of-carbon-beads/comment-page-1/#comment-19707 David Tue, 06 May 2008 18:22:21 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14077#comment-19707 It would be interesting if not provocative to compare the amount of carbon cenospheres released from an astroid impact of this magnitude to the amount released from the past 100 years' worth of industrial activity. My hypothesis is that industrial activity is giving an astroid impact a run for its money. Whatever the case, I'm willing to bet that the geologic record will give us clues as to what's in store for us with the presence of a runaway carbon source... It would be interesting if not provocative to compare the amount of carbon cenospheres released from an astroid impact of this magnitude to the amount released from the past 100 years' worth of industrial activity. My hypothesis is that industrial activity is giving an astroid impact a run for its money. Whatever the case, I'm willing to bet that the geologic record will give us clues as to what's in store for us with the presence of a runaway carbon source…

]]> By: Watchful Stone Guardian http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/06/asteroid-impact-created-a-worldwide-rain-of-carbon-beads/comment-page-1/#comment-19704 Watchful Stone Guardian Tue, 06 May 2008 18:15:18 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14077#comment-19704 It was the Troodon's Industrial Revolution and resulting Climate Change 65 million years ago that killed the dinosaurs. The asteroid impact was just co-incidence! It was the Troodon's Industrial Revolution and resulting Climate Change 65 million years ago that killed the dinosaurs. The asteroid impact was just co-incidence!

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