Impact cratering and distal ejecta: The Australian record

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 481-507

  Haines, Peter W ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Impact crater; Impact ejecta; Impact structure; Tektite

Indexed keywords

CRATER; EJECTA; IMPACT STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 27344444671     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090500170351     Document Type: Review

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