Impact Cratering: A Geologic Process

✍ Scribed by H. J. Melosh

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 1996
Tongue: English
Leaves: 258
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

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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