Geology and impact features of Vargeão Dome, southern Brazil

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-71

  Crósta, Alvaro P ^a   Kazzuo Vieira, César ^b   Pitarello, Lidia ^c   Koeberl, Christian ^c,d   Kenkmann, Thomas ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Gerência de Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84855323755     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2011.01312.x     Document Type: Article

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