Time: 7:30pm
Location: Museum of Natural History, Halifax
Speaker: Dr. Mark Deptuck
Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board
Title: Large Asteroid and the Nova Scotian Continental Shelf

About 51 million years ago a large asteroid struck the continental shelf off of south-western Nova Scotia. The impact was catastrophic, leaving a 67 km wide crater and triggering one of the largest debris avalanches ever recorded. Dr. Deptuck will discuss this historical disaster in detail, and talk about how marine impact events such as this affect the area around them.

All are welcome but seating is limited so “first come first served.”