Unravelling the Earth's geological history from space using impact craters

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May 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003esabu.114...68c&link_type=abstract

ESA Bulletin (ISSN 0376-4265), No. 114, p. 68 - 75 (2003)

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Earth, Impact Craters, Geology

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The terrestrial cratering record is unique in providing a detailed picture of the history of our Solar System over the last few billion years, as well as its celestial environment. The search for the scars of ancient cosmic impacts is therefore of fundamental importance from both the astronomical and geophysical points of view. Firstly, we can obtain an estimate of the flux and size distribution of the impactors - meteoroids, asteroids, comets - that have hit Earth during the last few billion years. Secondly, the identification of impact craters can improve our detailed geological knowledge of the Earth's surface.

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