Impact origin of the ‘Domain du Meteor’-crater, France. Compelling mineralogical and geophysical evidence for an unrecognized destructive event in the heart of Europe
F.E. Brenker and A. Junge 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 2023 PDF (abstract 1910) “Small impact craters (< 300m) are quite rare, and proof of an impact origin is difficult to obtain1-5, especially if…
Insistency between the Ancient Mars and Moon Impact Records of Megameter-scale CratersOPEN ACCESS
Stuart J. Robbins The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 3, Number 12 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Impact crater populations provide a record of the bombardment history of a planetary body. These craters reveal an intense…
Formation of Lunar Basins from Impacts of Leftover PlanetesimalsOPEN ACCESS
David Nesvorny, Fernando V. Roig, David Vokrouhlicky, William F. Bottke, Simone Marchi, Alessandro Morbidelli, Rogerio Deienno ApJL, in press PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (7 December 2022): The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Volume 941, Number 1LINK (OPEN…
Discriminating between impact or nonimpact origin of small meteorite crater candidates: No evidence for an impact origin for the Tor crater, Sweden
Jüri Plado, Ania Losiak, Argo Jõeleht, Jens Ormö, Helena Alexanderson, Carl Alwmark, Eva Maria Wild, Peter Steier, Marek Awdankiewicz, Claire Belcher MAPSVersion of Record online: 17 October 2022 LINK “Compared to intensive research on km-sized…
Particle size distributions inside and around the artificial crater produced by the Hayabusa2 impact experiment on RyuguOPEN ACCESS
K. Ogawa, N. Sakatani, T. Kadono, M. Arakawa, R. Honda, K. Wada, K. Shirai, Y. Shimaki, K. Ishibashi, Y. Yokota, T. Saiki, H. Imamura, Y. Tsuda, S. Nakazawa, Y. Takagi, M. Hayakawa, H. Yano, C….
Subsurface structure of the proposed Sirente meteorite crater: insights from ERT synthetic modellingOPEN ACCESS
P. Torrese Acta Geodaetica et GeophysicaPublished: 12 September 2022 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Sirente main crater is a ≈ 130 m wide, in plan view droplet-shaped depression with an elevated rim, surrounded by 30…
Small impact cratering processes produce distinctive charcoal assemblagesOPEN ACCESS
A. Losiak, C.M. Belcher, J. Plado, A. Jõeleht, C.D.K. Herd, R.S. Kofman, M. Szokaluk, W. Szczuciński, A. Muszyński, E.M. Wild, S.J. Baker Geology (2022) PDF (OPEN ACCESS)Supplemental Material “The frequency of crater-producing asteroid impacts on…
The Nadir Crater offshore West Africa: A candidate Cretaceous-Paleogene impact structureOPEN ACCESS
Uisdean Nicholson, Veronica J. Bray, Sean P. S. Gulick and Benedict Aduomahor Science Advances17 Aug 2022Vol 8, Issue LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Evidence of marine target impacts, binary impact craters, or impact clusters are…
Formation age of lunar Lalande crater and its implications for the source region of the KREEP-rich meteorite Sayh al Uhaymir 169
Luyuan Xu, Le Qiao, Minggang Xie, Yunhua Wu IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 2 July 2022 LINK “Highlights • Lalande crater is a Copernican crater with a formation age of 410 ± 20 Ma.• The adjacent mare…
Determining the Relative Cratering Ages of Regions of Psyche’s SurfaceOPEN ACCESS
S. Marchi, E. Asphaug, J. F. Bell III, W. F. Bottke, R. Jaumann, R. S. Park, C. A. Polanskey, T. H. Prettyman, D. A. Williams, R. Binzel, R. Oran, B. Weiss & C. T. Russell…
Crater population on asteroid (101955) Bennu indicates impact armouring and a young surface
E. B. Bierhaus, D. Trang, R. T. Daly, C. A. Bennett, O. S. Barnouin, K. J. Walsh, R.-L. Ballouz, W. F. Bottke, K. N. Burke, M. E. Perry, E. R. Jawin, T. J. McCoy, H….
Undetection of Australasian microtektites in the Chinese Loess PlateauOPEN ACCESS
Pan Yan, Zhiyong Xiao, Guoqiao Xiao, Qing Pan, Hejiu Hui, Yunhua Wu, Yizhen Ma, Yongjiang Xu Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 585(4):110721Published: October 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Australasian strewn field of tektites and microtektites, formed by…
A young age of formation of Rheasilvia basin on Vesta from floor deformation patterns and crater counts
Paul M. Schenk, Alicia Neesemann, Simone Marchi, Katharina Otto, Trudi Hoogenboom, David P. O’Brien, Julie Castillo-Rogez, Carol A. Raymond, Christopher T. Russell Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceVersion of Record online: 16 December 2021 LINK “Delivery of…
Yilan crater, China: Evidence for an origin by meteorite impact
Ming Chen, Christian Koeberl, Dayong Tan, Ping Ding, Wansheng Xiao, Ning Wang, Yiwei Chen, Xiande Xie Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 29 July 2021 LINK “The Yilan crater is 1.85 km in diameter and is…
Geologic History and Crater Morphology of Asteroid (162173) Ryugu Crater morphology and chronology of asteroid Ryugu
Y. Cho, T. Morota, M. Kanamaru, N. Takaki, K. Yumoto, C. M. Ernst, M. Hirabayashi, O. S. Barnouin, E. Tatsumi, K. A. Otto, N. Schmitz, R. J. Wagner, R. Jaumann, H. Miyamoto, H. Kikuchi, R….
Impacts on Ceres and Vesta: Source regions, cratering, and fragmentationOPEN ACCESS
Patricio Zain, Romina Di Sisto, Gonzalo de Elia Astronomy & AstrophysicsA&A, Forthcoming article, Accepted: 24 June 2021 PDF (OPEN ACCESS)LINK “We perform a study on the impacts on Ceres and Vesta. We aim to determine…
The terrestrial impact crater record: A statistical analysis of morphologies, structures, ages, lithologies, and moreOPEN ACCESS
Thomas Kenkmann Meteoritics & Planetary ScienceFirst Published: 30 June 2021 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The number of newly discovered and confirmed impact structures on earth is growing continuously. In this review paper, the main…
The characterization and distribution of polygonal impact craters on Ceres and their implications for the Cerean crust
Michael F. Zeilnhofer, Nadine G. Barlow IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 16 June 2021 LINK “Highlights • A polygonal crater database for Ceres was created in this study.• 1466 polygonal impact craters (PICs) are…
Effect of ice sheet thickness on formation of the Hiawatha impact crater
Elizabeth A. Silber, Brandon C.Johnson, Evan Bjonnes, Joseph A. MacGregor, Nicolaj K.Larsen, Sean E. Wiggins Earth and Planetary Science LettersVolume 566, 15 July 2021 LINK “Highlights • Hiawatha is a 31 km wide putative impact…
Crater shape as a possible record of the impact environment of metallic bodies: Effects of temperature, impact velocity and impactor densityOPEN ACCESS
Ryo Ogawa, Akiko M. Nakamura, Ayako Suzuki, Sunao Hasegawa Icarus, accepted PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Metallic bodies that were the cores of differentiated bodies are sources of iron meteorites and are considered to have formed early…
New discovery of two seismite horizons challenges the Ries–Steinheim double-impact theoryOPEN ACCESS
Elmar Buchner, Volker J. Sach & Martin Schmieder Scientific Reports 10 , 1–14 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The Nördlinger Ries and the Steinheim Basin are widely perceived as a Middle Miocene impact crater doublet….
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,…
Spectral characterization of the craters of Ryugu as observed by the NIRS3 instrument on-board Hayabusa2
L. Riu, C. Pilorget, R. Milliken, K. Kitazato, T. Nakamura, Y. Cho, M. Matsuoka, S. Sugita, M. Abe, S. Matsuura, M. Ohtake, S. Kameda, N. Sakatani, E. Tatsumi, Y. Yokota, T. Iwata IcarusIn Press, Journal…
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…
Modeling the chronologies and size distributions of Ceres and Vesta cratersOPEN ACCESS
Fernando Roig, David Nesvorný Submitted to AJ LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “We infer the crater chronologies of Ceres and Vesta from a self-consistent dynamical model of asteroid impactors. The model accounts for planetary migration/instability early in…
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,…
Examining the compositions of impactors striking the Moon using Apollo impact melt coats and anorthositic regolith breccia meteorites
Eleanor C. McIntosh, James M.D. Day, Yang Liu, Courtney Jiskoot Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Available online 1 February 2020 LINK “Impactors striking the Moon since the formation of its crust have left an indelible imprint…
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 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….
Multiwavelength observations of a bright impact flash during the 2019 January total lunar eclipse
José M Madiedo, José L Ortiz, Nicolás Morales, Pablo Santos-Sanz Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 486, Issue 3, July 2019, Pages 3380–3387 Published: 27 April 2019 LINK “We discuss here a lunar…
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…
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…
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…
Morphology of the Morasko crater field (western Poland): Influences of pre-impact topography, meteoroid impact processes, and post-impact alterations
Wojciech Włodarski, Joanna Papis, Witold Szczuciński Geomorphology, Volume 295, 15 October 2017, Pages 586-597 Available online 13 August 2017 LINK “Highlights • New detailed topography of small impact craters in unconsolidated sediments • The craters…
Evidence for a chondritic impactor, evaporation-condensation effects and melting of the Precambrian basement beneath the ‘target’ Deccan basalts at Lonar crater, India
Rahul Das Gupta, Anupam Banerjee, Steven Goderis, Philippe Claeys, Frank Vanhaecke, Ramananda Chakrabarti Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 19 July 2017 LINK “The ∼1.88 km diameter Lonar impact crater formed…
On critical observations that constrain models of terrestrial hypervelocity impact craters
Michael R. Dence Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12822 Version of record online: 2 February 2017 LINK “Impact structures in the crystalline rocks of the Canadian Shield range over two orders of magnitude in size…
A previously unrecognized high-temperature impactite from the Steen River impact structure, Alberta, Canada
E.Walton, A.Hughes, E.MacLagan, C.D.K.Herd, M.Dence Geology DOI: 10.1130/G38556.1 First Published on January 23, 2017 LINK “Here, we report a previously unrecognized impactite from the Steen River impact structure in Alberta, Canada, which was intersected by…
Chromium isotope evidence in ejecta deposits for the nature of Paleoproterozoic impactorsOPEN ACCESS
Berengere Mougel, Frederic Moynier, Christa Gopel, Christian Koeberl PDF (OPEN ACCESS) abstract “Non-mass dependent chromium isotopic signatures have been successfully used to determine the presence and identification of extra-terrestrial materials in terrestrial impact rocks. Paleoproterozoic…
Cratering on Ceres: Implications for its crust and evolution
By H. Hiesinger, S. Marchi, N. Schmedemann, P. Schenk, J. H. Pasckert, A. Neesemann, D. P. O’Brien, T. Kneissl, A. I. Ermakov, R. R. Fu, M. T. Bland, A. Nathues, T. Platz, D. A. Williams,…
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…
The missing large impact craters on CeresOPEN ACCESS
S. Marchi, A. I. Ermakov, C. A. Raymond, R. R. Fu, D. P. O’Brien, M. T. Bland, E. Ammannito, M. C. De Sanctis, T. Bowling, P. Schenk, J. E. C. Scully, D. L. Buczkowski, D….
On the Nature of the Impactor That Formed the Shackleton Crater on the Moon
Svetlana G. Pugacheva, Ekaterina A. Feoktistova Earth, Moon, and Planets pp 1-24, 10.1007/s11038-016-9489-y First online: 14 June 2016 LINK “The present paper attempts to assess the characteristics of the impactor that formed the Shackleton crater,…
The Collisional Evolution of Undifferentiated Asteroids and the Formation of Chondritic Meteoroids
E. Beitz, J. Blum, M. G. Parisi, and J. Trigo-Rodriguez The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 824, Number 1 Published 2016 June 3 LINK “Most meteorites are fragments from recent collisions experienced in the asteroid belt. In…
Target rocks, impact glasses, and melt rocks from the Lonar crater, India: Highly siderophile element systematics and Sr-Nd-Os isotopic signatures.
Schulz, T., Luguet, A., Wegner, W., van Acken, D. and Koeberl, C. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12665 LINK “The Lonar crater is a ~0.57-Myr-old impact structure located in the Deccan Traps of the Indian…
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…
Petrographic and geochemical characterization of the granitic rocks of the Araguainha impact crater, Brazil
Dailto Silva, Cristiano Lana and Carlos Roberto de Souza Filho Meteoritics & Planetary Science. Article first published online: 27 JAN 2016 DOI: 10.1111/maps.12601 LINK “Petrographic and geochemical data obtained on the Araguainha impact crater (Goiás/Mato…
Mid-Infrared spectroscopy of impactites from the Nördlinger Ries impact crater
Andreas Morlok, Aleksandra Stojic, Isabelle Dittmar, Harald Hiesinger, Manuel Ahmedi, Martin Sohn, Iris Weber, Joern Helbert Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 20 October 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.10.003 LINK
The Stac Fada impact ejecta deposit and the Lairg Gravity Low: evidence for a buried Precambrian impact crater in Scotland?
Michael J. Simms Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association Volume 126, Issue 6, December 2015, Pages 742–761 Available online 2 October 2015 LINK “The Stac Fada Member, an impact ejecta deposit within the Mesoproterozoic Stoer Group,…
Water delivery to the Moon by asteroidal and cometary impacts
V.V. Svetsov, V.V. Shuvalov Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 16 September 2015 doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.09.011 LINK “Recent spacecraft missions detected presence of hydroxyl or water over large areas on the lunar surface….
The number of impact craters on Earth: Any room for further discoveries?
S. Hergarten, T. Kenkmann Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 425, 1 September 2015, Pages 187–192 LINK
Physical Records of Impacts in the Early and Modern Solar System
by Beauford, Robert E., Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 2015, 175; 3688247 Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 76-08(E), Section: B.; 173 p. abstract PDF (full text)
Mineralogy, petrology, and distribution of meteorites at the Whitecourt crater, Alberta, Canada
Newman, J. D. and Herd, C. D. K. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12422 LINK
High-resolution studies of double-layered ejecta craters: Morphology, inherent structure, and a phenomenological formation model
Wulf, G. and Kenkmann, T. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12416 LINK
Ice structure discovered at position 69°48’00.0″S 32°15’36.0″E on Roi Baudoin Ice Shelf, Princess Ragnhild Coast, Queen Maud Land, East Antarctica is not connected to 2004 superbolide
UPDATE (17 February 2015) The giant circular scar on the King Baudouin Ice Shelf: a glaciologist’s perspective Interview with Dr. Jan Lenaerts (17 February 2015) Taking a second look at the circular scar on the…
The Steinheim Basin impact crater (SW-Germany) – where are the ejecta?
Elmar Buchner, Martin Schmieder Icarus available online 5 January 2015 doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.12.026 PDF DOWNLOAD LINK (open access) LINK
Formation of a small impact structure discovered within the Agoudal meteorite strewn field, Morocco
Lorenz, C. A., Ivanova, M. A., Artemieva, N. A., Sadilenko, D. A., Chennaoui Aoudjehane, H., Roschina, I. A., Korochantsev, A.V. and Humayun, M. (2014) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12406 LINK
Unconfirmed assertion about a possible new Campo del Cielo impact crater
Detectan el cráter de un gran meteorito en Campo del Cielo (El Liberal, 2 December 2014) LINK LINK (Original)
Liquefaction of sedimentary rocks during impact crater development
J.P. Hippertt, C. Lana, R.F. Weinberg, E. Tohver, M. Schmieder, R. Scholz, L. Gonçalves, J.F. Hippertt LINK
The meteorite craters in the Rezerwat przyrody Meteoryt Morasko in Poland in a LIDAR laser scan
The meteorite craters in the Rezerwat przyrody Meteoryt Morasko in Poland in a LIDAR laser scan PHOTO (full resolution 6600×3840) Source: GeoPortal / meteoritica.pl
Cosmic ray exposure and pre-atmospheric size of the Gebel Kamil iron meteorite
Ott, U., Merchel, S., Herrmann, S., Pavetich, S., Rugel, G., Faestermann, T., Fimiani, L., Gomez-Guzman, J. M., Hain, K., Korschinek, G., Ludwig, P., D’Orazio, M. and Folco, L. (2014) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12334…
Towards an Understanding of the Fall Circumstances of the Hoba Meteorite
Beech M. Earth, Moon, and Planets November 2013, Volume 111, Issue 1-2, pp 15-30 LINK
