The Kalahari Impacts Hypothesis for the Birth of the Moon： Did Morokweng Meteorite Impact （145 Ma） Break up the Gondwanaland and Ignite Volcanic Explosion to Form the Moon？  

作　　者：Kumon "Kimiaki" Tokumaru 

机构地区：[1]Sela'den-cho, 3-4-17, Oita-city, Oita 870-0048, Japan

出　　处：《Journal of Geological Resource and Engineering》2016年第2期73-80,共8页地质资源与工程（英文版）

摘　　要：When gigantic meteorite impact sites in Southern Africa are plotted on the geological map of the region, they overlap with the SW-NE fault lines and it indicates that meteorite impacts have contributed to the geological structure of the region. The Morokweng Meteorite Impact of 145 Ma （Million years ago）, at the J/K （Jurassic/Cretaceous） boundary, seems to have broken up the Gondwanaland. It is plausible that, at the time of continental break-up, seawater poured into Morokweng crater and ignited a gigantic volcanic eruption which delivered low viscose magma into the outer space to form the Moon. An extremely flat surface of the Megakalahari extending 3,800,000 sq. km at 800-1,200 m above sea level in the central and southern Africa seems to be the terrestrial residue of fluid magma at the end of the volcanic event.

关 键 词：Birth of the Moon meteorite impacts J/K boundary Gondwanaland Break-up Modem Human Howiesons Poort PlateTectonics volcanic eruption large rapid sea level change. 

分 类 号：P5[天文地球—地质学]