Impact Event | 59 Images

 

A collection of sketches, design images and finished works that set the stage for a you-are-there representation of the late Cretaceous asteroid impact and a following cascade of impact effects.

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Cretaceous World
Cretaceous World
Grazing Asteroids
Grazing Asteroids
Asteroid Passing Moon
Asteroid Passing Moon
Tyrannosaur Eden
Tyrannosaur Eden
Riding Currents
Riding Currents
Morning Sea
Morning Sea
Birds and Anatotitans
Birds and Anatotitans
Nanotyrannus
Nanotyrannus
Nanotyrannus and Anatotitan
Nanotyrannus and Anatotitan
Struthiomimus and Triceratops
Struthiomimus and Triceratops
Marine Reptiles
Marine Reptiles
Mosasaur and Three Xiphactinus
Mosasaur and Three Xiphactinus
Final Approach
Final Approach
New Moon
New Moon
Asteroid and T-rex
Asteroid and T-rex
Into the Atmosphere
Into the Atmosphere
Bright Light
Bright Light
Asteroid Entry
Asteroid Entry
Asteroid and Leaping Tylosaur
Asteroid and Leaping Tylosaur
Impact
Impact
Plume Rising
Plume Rising
Hemispheric Cloud
Hemispheric Cloud
Vapor Plume Grows on Night Side
Vapor Plume Grows on Night Side
From the Moon
From the Moon
Shockwave
Shockwave
Advancing Plume Front
Advancing Plume Front
Climbing above Atmosphere
Climbing above Atmosphere
Vapor Plume
Vapor Plume
Pterosaur Thicket
Pterosaur Thicket
Approaching Fireball
Approaching Fireball
Distant Fireball
Distant Fireball
Growing Plume
Growing Plume
Vapor Plume Spreading Above Atmosphere
Vapor Plume Spreading Above Atmosphere
Plume Rising into Light
Plume Rising into Light
Above Earth's Shadow
Above Earth's Shadow
Vapor Plume From Moon
Vapor Plume From Moon
Descending Debris
Descending Debris
Big Waves
Big Waves
Land Rose and Fell
Land Rose and Fell
Trajectories
Trajectories
Ejecta Returns
Ejecta Returns
Ejecta Falls Into Atmosphere
Ejecta Falls Into Atmosphere
Earthquake
Earthquake
Plume and Earthquake
Plume and Earthquake
Torosaurs
Torosaurs
Radiant Heat
Radiant Heat
Fire
Fire
Burning Forests
Burning Forests
Ocean Pours Into Crater
Ocean Pours Into Crater
Waves Reach Land
Waves Reach Land
Great Waves
Great Waves
Great Waves, Burning Forest
Great Waves, Burning Forest
Dust Envelopes Earth
Dust Envelopes Earth
Last Light
Last Light
Dead T-rex and Embers
Dead T-rex and Embers
Dead T-rex
Dead T-rex
Light Returns
Light Returns
Surviving Mammal
Surviving Mammal
Eocene
Eocene