Evidence for a meteoritic origin of the September 15, 2007, Carancas crater

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1797-1809

  Le Pichon, A ^a   Antier, K ^a   Cansi, Y ^a   Hernandez, B ^a   Minaya, E ^b   Burgoa, B ^b   Drob, D ^c   Evers, L G ^d   Vaubaillon, J ^e  

^a DIF   (France)

^b Observatorio San Calixto   (Bolivia)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^e CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 61849116107     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb00644.x     Document Type: Article

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