Paleomagnetism of Lonar impact crater, India

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 275, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 308-319

  Louzada, Karin L ^a   Weiss, Benjamin P ^b   Maloof, Adam C ^c   Stewart, Sarah T ^a   Swanson Hysell, Nicholas L ^c   Soule, S Adam ^d  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

crater; impact; Lonar; paleomagnetism; remanent magnetization; shock

Indexed keywords

CRATER; IMPACT; LONAR; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SHOCK;

BASALT; BUILDING MATERIALS; DEMAGNETIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

GEOMAGNETISM;

CRATER; DEMAGNETIZATION; EJECTA; IMPACT; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIZATION; PALEOMAGNETISM; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 54249127722     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2008.08.025     Document Type: Article

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