Integrated geophysical analysis supporting the impact origin of the Mjolnir Structure, Barents Sea

Tectonophysics

Volumn 289, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-280

  Tsikalas, Filippos ^a   Gudlaugsson, Steinar Thor ^a   Eldholm, Olav ^a   Faleide, Jan Inge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; IMPACT CRATER;

BARENTS SEA, MJOLNIR STRUCTURE;

EID: 0032580145     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(97)00234-5     Document Type: Article

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