ID: 14140

The Final Day of the Cretaceous: Recent Discoveries by the Tanis research team led by Robert DePalma

Released on April 21, 2022

Paleontologist Robert DePalma, Postgraduate researcher at University of Manchester UK and Adjunct Professor for the Florida Atlantic University Geosciences Department, gave a guest talk at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on April 6, 2022. DePalma discussed his team’s excavations in North Dakota and shared findings they tie to an asteroid strike off the coast of present-day Mexico that led to the mass extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Robert’s presentation is followed by a question and answer session exploring potential connections to NASA research by Goddard scientists Michelle Thaller, Jim Garvin, Christa Peters-Lidard, John Mather, and Gavin Schmidt.

Credits

Wade Sisler (NASA/GSFC): Lead Producer
Compton Tucker (NASA/GSFC): Producer
Rich Melnick (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Director
Michael Randazzo (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Video Editor
Alexander Velle (SAIC): Lead Engineer
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Lead Technical Support
Rob Andreoli (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Audio Technician
John Caldwell (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.): Lead Technical Director
LK Ward (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Camera Operator
Paul Morris (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Camera Operator
Katie Jepson (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Camera Operator
Chris Meaney (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Lead Lighting
Michelle Thaller (NASA/GSFC): Lead Host
James Garvin (NASA, Chief Scientist Goddard): Science Advisor
Christa Peters-Lidard (NASA/GSFC): Science Advisor
John Mather (NASA/GSFC): Science Advisor
Gavin A. Schmidt (NASA/GSFC GISS): Science Advisor
Anne Kinney (NASA, Deputy Center Director Goddard): Science Advisor
Robert DePalma: Colloquium Guest
Caroline Capone: Intern

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center