Structural evolution of the 40 km wide Araguainha impact structure, central Brazil

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 701-716

  Lana, C ^a   Filho, C R Souza ^b   Marangoni, Y R ^c   Yokoyama, E ^c   Trindade, R I F ^c   Tohver, E ^d   Reimold, W U ^e  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 52949113488     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb00679.x     Document Type: Article

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