Numerical modeling of an impact-induced hydrothermal system at the Sudbury crater

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Abramov, Oleg ^a   Kring, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Crater cooling; Hydrothermal systems; Numerical modeling; Sudbury, impact cratering

Indexed keywords

COOLING; EARLY EARTH; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IMPACT STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; SUDBURY STRUCTURE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 10944268677     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JE002213     Document Type: Article

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