Observations at terrestrial impact structures: Their utility in constraining crater formation

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-216

  Grieve, Richard A F ^a   Therriault, Ann M ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; FIELDWORK; IMPACT STRUCTURE;

EID: 2142699670     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2004.tb00336.x     Document Type: Article

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