Impact Cratering: A Geologic ProcessOxford University Press, 1989 - 245 ページ This major study of crater morphology examines the physics of impact cratering, the geologic processes associated with it, and its role in planetary evolution. Melosh outlines landmark events in the history of impact cratering and places modern developments in historical perspective. Since important impact structures exist on our planet as well as on bodies in the solar system, this valuable contribution will serve as a vital reference in the diverse fields of geology, paleontology and planetary science. |
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Themes in the Study of Impact Cratering | 3 |
Crater Morphology | 14 |
Stress Waves in Solids | 29 |
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acoustic fluidization ameter anorthosite approximately asthenosphere atmosphere breccia Callisto central peaks complex craters compression stage computations contact and compression crater collapse crater density crater depth crater diameter crater population crater rim D. E. Gault debris E. M. Shoemaker earth ejecta blanket ejecta deposits elastic wave excavation flow explosion cratering Figure fluidized formation fragments Ganymede geologic Geophys gravity Hugoniot curve impact cratering impact velocity initial km in diameter km/second large craters large impact larger layer lithosphere lunar craters mare mascon mass Melosh melt Meteor Crater meteorites meteoroid moon multiring basins oblique impacts origin pact parameters particle velocity peak-ring planetary planetesimals planets produced projectile radius rarefaction ratio regolith rock roughly scaling scarps secondary craters shatter cones shock pressure shock wave Shoemaker simple crater slope small craters speed streamtube strength stress wave structure terraces terrestrial thickness tion transient crater uplift vapor plume viscosity zone