The impact-cratering process

Elements

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-30

  Collins, Gareth S ^a   Melosh, H Jay ^b   Osinski, Gordon R ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crater collapse; Ejecta; Impact crater; Shock wave

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); REDUCTION; SHOCK WAVES;

CRATER COLLAPSE; EJECTA; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; EXTREME ENVIRONMENT; IMPACT CRATERING PROCESS; IMPACT CRATERS; PHOSPHORUS REDUCTIONS;

GEOMORPHOLOGY;

CHEMICAL REACTION; COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; CRATER; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; EARLY EARTH; EJECTA; EXHUMATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84858121012     PISSN: 18115209     EISSN: 18115217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gselements.8.1.25     Document Type: Article

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