The Manicouagan impact structure as a terrestrial analogue site for lunar and martian planetary science

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 538-551

  Spray, John G ^a   Thompson, Lucy M ^a   Biren, Marc B ^a   O'Connell Cooper, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central uplifts; Hydrothermal systems; Manicouagan; Mars; Moon; Terrestrial analogues

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL UPLIFTS; COLLAPSE MECHANISM; COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY; COMPLEX CRATERS; DRILL CORE; FIELD STUDIES; FIELD WORKS; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; IMPACT MELT; IMPACT STRUCTURES; JACKSON; LATE TRIASSIC; MARTIAN SOILS; MELT SHEET; PLANETARY BODIES; PLANETARY SCIENCE; QUARTZ MONZODIORITE; SEDIMENTATION PROCESS;

ASTRONOMY; CORE DRILLING; DRILLS; GALLIUM; INSTRUMENT TESTING; IRON ORES; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MINERAL INDUSTRY; OXIDE MINERALS; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

MOON;

EID: 76349095140     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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