Preparing for the Chicxulub Scientific Drilling Project

9909839夏普顿位于墨西哥尤卡坦半岛上的被掩埋的希克苏鲁布撞击坑具有重要的科学意义，因为它的面积很大（200公里），保存状况良好，并且与第三纪的火山喷发有关。 国际大陆科学钻探计划（ICDP）已同意提供资金，在火山口钻取2.5 - 3公里长的孔，协助初步的岩心记录工作，并进行基本的测井计划。 希克苏鲁布科学钻探项目（CSDP）有三名首席研究员--两名墨西哥科学家和本提案的作者维吉尔·夏普顿（Virgil Sharpton）。该奖项为美国参与的科学项目的开发提供资金。 具体而言，资金将用于：1）通过在Eos和GSA Today上征集简短提案来召集科学团队成员; 2）与其他PI、Co-PI以及其他相关机构和部门的代表会面，以规划和实施科学计划;和3）通过继续分析来自墨西哥的现有样本，为CSDP的提案人的努力做好准备-在希克苏鲁布盆地南翼沿着开展浅层取芯活动。*

9909839SharptonThe buried Chicxulub impact crater on the Yucatan Penninsula in Mexico is scientifically important because of its great size (200 km), its excellent preservation state, and its link to the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinctions. The International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) has agreed to provide funds to drill and continuously core a 2.5 - 3 km hole in the crater, assist in initial core documentation operations, and conduct a basic logging program. There are three Principal Investigators for the Chicxulub Scientific Drilling Project (CSDP) - two Mexican scientists and the author of this proposal, Virgil Sharpton.This award provides funding for the development of a science program with U.S. participation. Specifically, funds will be used to: 1) assemble members of the Science Team through a call for short proposals in Eos and GSA Today; 2) meet with other PIs, Co-PIs, and representatives from other relevant institutions and agencies to plan and implement a science plan; and 3) prepare the proposers' effort in CSDP by continuing analysis of existing samples from the Mexican-led campaign of shallow coring along the southern flank of the Chicxulub basin.***