Henbury Craters and Meteorites Their Discovery, History and Study /

• Main Authors: Buhl, Svend (Author), McColl, Don (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2015.
• Series: GeoGuide
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Historical geology.; Space sciences.; Astronomy.; Earth Sciences.; Historical Geology.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

In 1931, the cluster of craters at Henbury Cattle Station south of Alice Springs in Central Australia was one of the first places on Earth where a group of impact structures could definitely be linked to the fall of iron meteorites. It was also the first place where radial rays and loops of ejected...