Target delamination by spallation and ejecta dragging: An example from the Ries crater's periphery

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 252, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 15-29

  Kenkmann, Thomas ^a   Ivanov, Boris A ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOSPHERE DYNAMICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

detachment; ejecta dragging; impact cratering; numerical modeling; Ries crater; spallation

Indexed keywords

EJECTA DRAGGING; IMPACT CRATERING; RIES CRATER; SPALLATION;

DEFORMATION; DELAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHOCK WAVES; TECTONICS;

GEOLOGY;

CRATER; DETACHMENT FAULT; DISPLACEMENT; IMPACT STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 33750974452     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2006.08.024     Document Type: Article

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