The case for significant numbers of extraterrestrial impacts through the late Holocene

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-109

  Baillie, Mike ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comets; Craters; Extraterrestrial impacts; Ice cores; Tree rings

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; COMET; CRATER; EXTRATERRESTRIAL MATTER; HOLOCENE; ICE CORE; IMPACT STRUCTURE; TREE RING;

EID: 33847109283     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1099     Document Type: Review

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