Reconstructuring the Wolfe Creek meteorite impact: Deep structure of the crater and effects on target rock

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 699-709

  O'Neill, C ^a,b   Heine, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geophysics; Impact; Modelling; Shocked quartz; Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater

Indexed keywords

CRATER; IMPACT STRUCTURE; METEORITE; QUATERNARY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WOLFE CREEK CRATER; WORLD;

EID: 27344451395     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090500170450     Document Type: Article

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