Dave, Finchy, mrcondron and all - this whole impact and exit event discussion is being skewed because although I find all the comments interesting it appears that it is taking place in the wrong place! The impact and exit event website suggests that this particular impact may have killed off the dinosaurs, but the author writes in the book that he has no idea when the apparent impact/exit event tby Lal - General Discussion
Regarding your reference to "a bolide around 6 miles across is not going to tunnel through anything and come out the other side intact"... I'm not really sure what this comment has to do with the impact and exit event theory? The book does not mention the size of the impactor. In fact the size of the impactor has yet to be established, and the speed of impact is also open to further reby Lal - General Discussion
QuoteDave ...The meteor could not have come out near the Himalayas since they did not exist at that time. It is not possible for a meteor to travel through the Earth as that author claimed.... I have also read the impact and exit event theory and have to say that it is a fascinating read. A couple of comments... the theory asks the reader to put the entire event into the 'context of an impactby Lal - General Discussion