Asymmetric signatures in simple craters as an indicator for an oblique impact direction

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2059-2072

  Poelchau, Michael H ^a   Kenkmann, Thomas ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 62849115732     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb00661.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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