Analysis of a crater-forming meteorite impact in Peru

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 113, Issue E9, 2008, Pages

  Brown, P ^a   Revelle, D O ^b   Silber, E A ^a   Edwards, W N ^a   Arrowsmith, S ^b   Jackson, L E ^c   Tancredi, G ^d   Eaton, D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d Inst Fisica   (Uruguay)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATER; IMPACT; INFRASONICS; METEORITE;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 56549101211     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JE003105     Document Type: Article

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