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)…
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…
Pantasma: Evidence for a Pleistocene circa 14 km diameter impact crater in Nicaragua
P. Rochette, R. Alaç, P. Beck, G. Brocard, A. J. Cavosie, V. Debaille, B. Devouard, F. Jourdan, B. Mougel, F. Moustard, F. Moynier, S. Nomade, G. R. Osinski, B. Reynard, J. Cornec Meteoritics & Planetary…
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…
A large impact crater beneath Hiawatha Glacier in northwest GreenlandOPEN ACCESS
Kurt H. Kjær, Nicolaj K. Larsen, Tobias Binder, Anders A. Bjørk, Olaf Eisen, Mark A. Fahnestock, Svend Funder, Adam A. Garde, Henning Haack, Veit Helm, Michael Houmark-Nielsen, Kristian K. Kjeldsen, Shfaqat A. Khan,Horst Machguth, Iain…
Evidence for a large Paleozoic Impact Crater Strewn Field in the Rocky Mountains
Thomas Kenkmann, Kent A. Sundell & Douglas Cook Scientific Reports volume 8, Article number: 13246 (2018) LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (DOWNLOAD) “The Earth is constantly bombarded by meteoroids of various sizes. During hypervelocity collisions a…
New clues from Earth’s most elusive impact crater: Evidence of reidite in Australasian tektites from Thailand
Aaron J. Cavosie; Nicholas E. Timms; Timmons M. Erickson; Christian Koeberl Geology (2017) https://doi.org/10.1130/G39711.1 Published:December 20, 2017 LINK “Australasian tektites are enigmatic drops of siliceous impact melt found in an ~8000 × ~13,000 km strewn…
Combining shock barometry with numerical modeling: Insights into complex crater formation—The example of the Siljan impact structure (Sweden)
Holm-Alwmark, S., Rae, A. S. P., Ferrière, L., Alwmark, C. and Collins, G. S. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12955 LINK “Siljan, central Sweden, is the largest known impact structure in Europe. It was formed…
Meteoritic matter from the Ries and Steinheim impactors?
Schmidt, G., El Goresy, A., Pernicka, E. Paneth Kolloquium Nördlingen (2017), abstract #0070 October 11-13, 2017 PDF “Possible meteoritic matter on the fracture surfaces of shattered belemnites from the rim of the Ries impact crater…
A high-precision 40Ar/39Ar age for the Nördlinger Ries impact crater, Germany, and implications for the accurate dating of terrestrial impact events
Martin Schmieder, Trudi Kennedy, Fred Jourdan, Elmar Buchner, Wolf Uwe Reimold Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 28 September 2017 LINK “40Ar/39Ar dating of specimens of moldavite, the formation of which…
The preservation of the Agoudal impact crater, Morocco, under a landslide: Indication of a genetic link between shatter cones and meteorite fragments
Hassane Nachit, El Hassan Abia, Costanza Bonadiman, Mario Di Martino, Carmela Vaccaro Geomorphology, Volume 295, 15 October 2017, Pages 76-83 Review Article LINK “Geological studies and tomographic profiles of a locality nearby the Agoudal village…
A METEORITE FRAGMENT TRAPPED BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SHATTER CONES IN A LIMESTONE BLOCK STORED AT THE METEORKRATER-MUSEUM STEINHEIM, GERMANY
E. Buchner, M. Hölzel, M. Schmieder, M. Rasser, J. Fietzke, M. Frische, S. Kutterolf 80th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society 2017 abstract “A metallic fragment on a shatter cone surface of a shattered limestone…
The two Suvasvesi impact structures, Finland: Argon isotopic evidence for a “false” impact crater doublet.
Schmieder, M., Schwarz, W. H., Trieloff, M., Buchner, E., Hopp, J., Tohver, E., Pesonen, L. J., Lehtinen, M., Moilanen, J., Werner, S. C. and Öhman, T. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12636 LINK “The two…
Dating a small impact crater: An age of Kaali crater (Estonia) based on charcoal emplaced within proximal ejecta.
Losiak, A., Wild, E. M., Geppert, W. D., Huber, M. S., Jõeleht, A., Kriiska, A., Kulkov, A., Paavel, K., Pirkovic, I., Plado, J., Steier, P., Välja, R., Wilk, J., Wisniowski, T. and Zanetti, M. Meteoritics…
The Basal Onaping Intrusion in the North Range: Roof rocks of the Sudbury Igneous Complex
Denise Anders, Gordon R. Osinski, Richard A. F. Grieve and Derek T. M. Brillinger Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12497 Article first published online: 18 AUG 2015 | DOI: 10.1111/maps.12497 LINK
Thermal and near-infrared analyses of central peaks of Martian impact craters: Evidence for a heterogeneous Martian crust
C. Pan, A. D. Rogers and J. R. Michalski Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets article first published online DOI: 10.1002/2014JE004676 LINK
