Update
07-24-1997
Content Type
Activity
Grade Level
Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
Object Type
Website
License

Chesapeake Bay Bolide includes a sequence of eight web pages that describe and ancient impact crater that formed Chesapeake Bay. The geologic consequences of the impact including differential ground subsidence, the distribution of coastal aquifers, and growing instability resulting from faulting are discussed. Implications for several coastal cities are summarized.