Large Meteorite Impacts III
Large Meteorite Impacts III

Author: Thomas Kenkmann

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 0813723841

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"The third volume of the series “Large Meteorite Impacts” provides an updated and comprehensive overview of modern impact crater research. In 26 chapters, more than 90 authors from Europe, the United States, Russia, Canada, and South Africa give a balanced, firsthand account of the multidisciplinary field of cratering science, with reports on field studies, geophysical analyses, and experimental and numerical simulations. Nine chapters focus on structure, geophysics, and cratering motions of terrestrial craters. Recent advances in impact ejecta studies and shock metamorphism are assembled, each with seven chapters, and three chapters extend the scope from a terrestrial to a planetary perspective."--pub. desc.

Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution V
Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution V

Author: Gordon R. Osinski

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2015-10-22

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 0813725186

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In this volume, the geologic and planetary science communities explore impact events and how they affected the evolution of Earth and other planetary bodies. these papers are the outcome of a conference held every five years.

Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution VI
Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution VI

Author: Wolf Uwe Reimold

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2021-09-23

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 081372550X

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"This volume contains a sizable suite of contributions dealing with regional impact records (Australia, Sweden), impact craters and impactites, early Archean impacts and geophysical characteristics of impact structures, shock metamorphic investigations, post-impact hydrothermalism, and structural geology and morphometry of impact structures - on Earth and Mars"--

Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution IV
Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution IV

Author: W. U. Reimold

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 676

ISBN-13: 0813724651

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Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution held at the Vredefort Dome, South Africa, in Aug. 2008.

The Sedimentary Record of Meteorite Impacts
The Sedimentary Record of Meteorite Impacts

Author: Kevin R. Evans

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0813724376

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Although about 70 percent of known terrestrial meteorite impacts involve sedimentary rocks, the response of such rock to hyper- velocity impact is not well understand. Evans (Missouri State U., Springfield) introduces a dozen papers from a session on impact geology at the 2004 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting. Arranged by rocks' stratigraphic order (oldest to youngest) in proximal and distal settings, papers study topics including: characterization of impact sediments; a model for impact cratering processes; development of breccias (rock composed of sharp fragments embedded in a fine- grained matrix) in the Chesapeake Bay impact structure; and the method of impact stratigraphy applied to aging of the K-T boundary associated with mass extinction. The well-illustrated volume is not indexed.

Distal Impact Ejecta Layers
Distal Impact Ejecta Layers

Author: Billy P. Glass

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-14

Total Pages: 723

ISBN-13: 3540882626

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Impact cratering is an important geological process on all solid planetary bodies, and, in the case of Earth, may have had major climatic and biological effects. Most terrestrial impact craters have been erased or modified beyond recognition. However, major impacts throw ejecta over large areas of the Earth's surface. Recognition of these impact ejecta layers can help fill in the gaps in the terrestrial cratering record and at the same time provide direct correlation between major impacts and other geological events, such as climatic changes and mass extinctions. This book provides the first summary of known distal impact ejecta layers

Comet/Asteroid Impacts and Human Society
Comet/Asteroid Impacts and Human Society

Author: Peter T. Bobrowsky

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-06-10

Total Pages: 549

ISBN-13: 3540327118

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Leading specialists in various disciplines were first invited to a multidisciplinary workshop funded by ICSU on the topic to gain a better appreciation and perspective on the subject of comet/asteroid impacts as viewed by different disciplines. This volume provides a necessary link between various disciplines and comet/asteroid impacts.

Impact Cratering
Impact Cratering

Author: G. R. Osinski

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-10-17

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 1118447328

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Impact cratering is arguably the most ubiquitous geological process in the Solar System. It has played an important role in Earth’s history, shaping the geological landscape, affecting the evolution of life, and generating economic resources. However, it was only in the latter half of the 20th century that the importance of impact cratering as a geological process was recognized and only during the past couple of decades that the study of meteorite impact structures has moved into the mainstream. This book seeks to fill a critical gap in the literature by providing an overview text covering broad aspects of the impact cratering process and aimed at graduate students, professionals and researchers alike. It introduces readers to the threat and nature of impactors, the impact cratering process, the products, and the effects – both destructive and beneficial. A series of chapters on the various techniques used to study impact craters provide a foundation for anyone studying impact craters for the first time.