Effects of early intense bombardment on megaregolith evolution and on lunar (and planetary) surface samples
William K. Hartmann, Alessandro Morbidelli Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 18 December 2020 LINK “Impact rates in the first 500 Myr of the solar system are critical to an understanding of lunar geological…
Spectral analysis of craters on (101955) Bennu
J.D.P. Deshapriya, M.A. Barucci, E.B. Bierhaus, S. Fornasier, P.H. Hasselmann, F. Merlin, B.E. Clark, A. Praet, M. Fulchignoni, A.A. Simon, Victoria E. Hamilton, E.A. Cloutis, C. Lantz, X.D. Zou, J.-Y. Li, D.C. Reuter, J.R. Brucato,…
Gravity strike angles: a modern approach and tool to estimate the direction of impactors of meteoritic craters
Jaroslav Klokočník, Jan Kostelecký, Aleš Bezděk, Gunther Kletetschka Planetary and Space ScienceIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 14 October 2020 LINK “Highlights the direction of impactor is estimated by a new method, independent of all…
The varied sources of faculae-forming brines in Ceres’ Occator crater emplaced via hydrothermal brine effusionOPEN ACCESS
J. E. C. Scully, P. M. Schenk, J. C. Castillo-Rogez, D. L. Buczkowski, D. A. Williams, J. H. Pasckert, K. D. Duarte, V. N. Romero, L. C. Quick, M. M. Sori, M. E. Landis, C….
Recent cryovolcanic activity at Occator crater on Ceres
A. Nathues, N. Schmedemann, G. Thangjam, J. H. Pasckert, K. Mengel, J. Castillo-Rogez, E. A. Cloutis, H. Hiesinger, M. Hoffmann, L. Le Corre, J.-Y. Li, C. Pieters, C. A. Raymond, V. Reddy, O. Ruesch &…
Asteroid shower on the Earth-Moon system immediately before the Cryogenian period revealed by KAGUYAOPEN ACCESS
Kentaro Terada, Tomokatsu Morota & Mami Kato Nature Communications, Volume 11, Article number: 3453 (2020) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Meteoroid bombardment of the Earth-Moon system must have caused catastrophic damage to the terrestrial ecosphere….
A steeply-inclined trajectory for the Chicxulub impactOPEN ACCESS
G. S. Collins, N. Patel, T. M. Davison, A. S. P. Rae, J. V. Morgan, S. P. S. Gulick, G. L. Christeson, E. Chenot, P. Claeys, C. S. Cockell, M. J. L. Coolen, L. Ferrière,…
Determining the age and possibility for an extraterrestrial impact formation mechanism of the Ilumetsa structures (Estonia)OPEN ACCESS
A. Losiak, A. Jõeleht, J. Plado, M. Szyszka, K. Kirsimäe, E. M. Wild, P. Steier, C. M. Belcher, A. M. Jazwa, R. Helde Meteoritics & Planetary Science LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Ilumetsa…
Australasian impact crater buried under the Bolaven volcanic field, Southern LaosOPEN ACCESS
Kerry Sieh, Jason Herrin, Brian Jicha, Dayana Schonwalder Angel, James D. P. Moore, Paramesh Banerjee, Weerachat Wiwegwin, Vanpheng Sihavong, Brad Singer, Tawachai Chualaowanich, and Punya Charusiri PNAS first published December 30, 2019 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)…
The Late Ordovician (Sandbian) Glasford structure: A marine‐target impact crater with a possible connection to the Ordovician meteorite event
Charles C. Monson, Dustin Sweet, Branimir Segvic, Giovanni Zanoni, Kyle Balling, Jacalyn M. Wittmer, G. Robert Ganis, Guo Cheng Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 15 October 2019 LINK “The Glasford structure in Illinois (USA)…
The age of Wolfe Creek meteorite crater (Kandimalal), Western Australia
Timothy T. Barrows, John Magee, Gifford Miller, L. Keith Fifield Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 1 September 2019 LINK “Wolfe Creek crater lies in northwestern Australia at the edge of the Great Sandy Desert….
Geology of the Morasko craters, Poznań, Poland—Small impact craters in unconsolidated sediments
M. Szokaluk, R. Jagodziński, A. Muszyński, W. Szczuciński Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 21 April 2019 LINK “Confirmed small impact craters in unconsolidated deposits are rare on Earth, and only a few have been…
In search of historical roots of the meteorite impact theory: Franz von Paula Gruithuisen as the first proponent of an impact cratering model for the Moon in the 1820s
Grzegorz Racki, Christian Koeberl Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 28 March 2019 LINK “Franz von Paula Gruithuisen (1774–1852), the Bavarian medic, physician, and astronomer, enfant terrible of German science, is known for his insightful…
A Possible Second Large Subglacial Impact Crater in Northwest GreenlandOPEN ACCESS
Joseph A. MacGregor, William F. Bottke Jr., Mark A. Fahnestock, Jeremy P. Harbeck, Kurt H. Kjær, John D. Paden, David E. Stillman, Michael Studinger Geophysical Research Letters, 46. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078126 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Following…
Earth and Moon impact flux increased at the end of the Paleozoic
Sara Mazrouei, Rebecca R. Ghent, William F. Bottke, Alex H. Parker, Thomas M. Gernon Science 18 Jan 2019:Vol. 363, Issue 6424, pp. 253-257DOI: 10.1126/science.aar4058 LINK “The terrestrial impact crater record is commonly assumed to be…
Investigating the subsurface structure of the main crater of the proposed Sirente meteorite crater field (Central Italy): New clues from reflection seismics
P. Torrese, A.P. Rossi, J. Ormö, M.L. Rainone, G.G. Ori Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 22 December 2018 LINK “Highlights • A deep, rootless, bowl-shaped structure with a deep-seated central…
Hailar crater – A possible impact structure in Inner Mongolia, China
Zhiyong Xiao, Zhaoxu Chen, Jiang Pu, Xiao Xiao, Yichen Wang, Jun Huang Geomorphology, Volume 306, 1 April 2018, Pages 128-140 LINK “Highlights • The 300 m diameter Hailar circular feature was most likely formed by impact…
Remote sensing analysis of unknown origin of a crater in western Yemen
Mohammad Reza Mansouri Daneshvar, Hamid Nejadsoleymani Spatial Information Research pp 1–9 First Online:21 July 2017 LINK “The present study aims to detect unknown origin of a terrestrial structure in western Yemen based on the remote…
Geophysical and magneto-structural study of the Maâdna structure (Talemzane, Algeria): Insights on its age and origin.
Lamali, A., Rochette, P., Merabet, N., Abtout, A., Maouche, S., Gattacceca, J., Ferrière, L., Hamoudi, M., ASTER Team, Meziane, E.H. and Ayache, M. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12715 LINK “The Maâdna structure is located…
