Distal Impact Ejecta Layers A Record of Large Impacts in Sedimentary Deposits /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Glass, Billy P. (Συγγραφέας), Simonson, Bruce M. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Impact Studies,
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Geology.; Sedimentology.; Geophysics.; Planetology.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.

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 t...