The hazard of near-Earth asteroid impacts on earth

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-15

  Chapman, Clark R ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asteroids; Craters; Impact; Impact hazard; Mass extinctions; Near Earth

Indexed keywords

ASTEROID; HAZARD; IMPACT; MASS EXTINCTION;

EID: 2342457176     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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