Deep crustal structure of the Chicxulub impact crater

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 106, Issue B10, 2001, Pages 21751-21769

  Christeson, Gail L ^a   Nakamura, Yosio ^a   Buffler, Richard T ^a   Morgan, Jo ^b   Warner, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITY SURVEY; IMPACT; MOHO; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TOPOGRAPHY;

CHICXULUB CRATER; MEXICO; YUCATAN PENINSULA;

EID: 0035174212     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jb000337     Document Type: Article

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