Multiring-forming large bolide impacts and evolution of planetary surfaces

International Geology Review

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1079-1102

  Urrutia Fucugauchi, J ^a   Perez Cruz, Ligia ^a  

^a Instituto de Geofisica   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Chicxulub; Impacts; Multiring craters; Planetary surface evolution; Sudbury; Vredefort

Indexed keywords

BOLIDE; COMET; CRATER; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; EJECTA; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; IMPACT STRUCTURE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MARS; MOON; PLANETARY EVOLUTION; PLANETARY SURFACE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF CAMPECHE; CANADA; CHICXULUB CRATER; FREE STATE; GULF OF MEXICO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SOUTH AFRICA; SUDBURY BASIN; VREDEFORT DOME; YUCATAN;

EID: 75449093585     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206810902867161     Document Type: Article

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