Tectonic influences on the morphometry of the Sudbury impact structure: Implications for terrestrial cratering and modeling

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 287-301

  Spray, John G ^a   Butler, Hadyn R ^b   Thompson, Lucy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATERING; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MODELING; TECTONIC SETTING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; SUDBURY STRUCTURE;

EID: 2142718397     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2004.tb00341.x     Document Type: Article

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