Next Step in Marine Impact Studies: Combining Geological Data with Numerical Simulations for Applications in Planetary Research

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Feb 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003icbg.conf...57o&link_type=abstract

Impact Cratering: Bridging the Gap Between Modeling and Observations, p. 57

Computer Science

Numerical Analysis

Marine Environments, Impact, Geology, Data Acquisition, Numerical Analysis, Planetary Composition, Water Depth, Solar System, Seas, Diameters, Hazards

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Baltoscandia is favourable for geological studies of marine-target (M-T) craters. One reason is the relatively dense population of craters of different diameters, of approximately the same age, and with different target water depths. This allows comparative studies of the effects of a target water layer on the lithologies and morphologies of the resulting craters. Baltoscandian craters like Kardla and Lockne are well documented. Today, a considerable number of the documented craters and impact sites on Earth are known to have formed at sea. All but one, the Eltanin impact site west of Chile, have formed in epicontinental seas. This circumstance is mainly a result of higher probability of both formation and preservation in such areas. Famous craters as Chicxulub, Chesapeake Bay, and Mjolnir were also formed at sea. Marine impact cratering is an important topic within impact research. The fact that our planet is mostly covered by water must be taken into consideration when evaluating consequences and hazards from impact events. In addition, M-T craters may have applications in the exploration of our Solar System.

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