Mid-sized complex crater formation in mixed crystalline-sedimentary targets: Insight from modeling and observation

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1955-1977

  Collins, G S ^a   Kenkmann, T ^b   Osinski, G R ^c   Wunnemann K ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 62849097843     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb00655.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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