Encyclopedic Atlas of Terrestrial Impact Craters

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Flamini, Enrico (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Di Martino, Mario (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Coletta, Alessandro (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Geology.; Space sciences.; Natural disasters.; Remote sensing.; Planetology.; Geophysics.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).; Natural Hazards.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.

This comprehensive atlas explains the genesis and evolution of impact known craters on Earth, presenting a wealth of radar images from the Italian COSMO-SkyMed satellites that were acquired at the same frequency, spatial resolution, operating mode, and illumination, allowing excellent comparison of...

Table of Contents:

• Section 1 - Chapters
• Impacting Bodies and Post-Impact Modification Processes on Earth
• Cosmic Impacts: a Planetary Surfaces Modification Process
• Impact Crater
• The Planet Earth: a Review of the Influence of Cratering on the Geological Evolution of our Planet
• Observation from Space: SAR Systems
• Observation from Space: OPTICAL Systems
• Section 2 - Terrestrial Impact Craters List.