Impact processes on the early Earth

Elements

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 211-216

  Koeberl, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hadean; Impact craters; Impact processes; Late heavy bombardment; Shocked minerals

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY; DOMINANT PROCESS; GEOLOGICAL HISTORY; HADEAN; IMPACT CRATERS; IMPACT PROCESS; LATE HEAVY BOMBARDMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

MOON;

ACCRETION; CRATER; EARLY EARTH; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HADEAN; MOON; SOLAR SYSTEM;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34248638192     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.2.4.211     Document Type: Review

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