Luminescence dating of the Wabar meteorite craters, Saudi Arabia

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Jan 2004

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004jgre..10901008p&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 109, Issue E1, CiteID E01008

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Planetology: Solar System Objects: Meteorites And Tektites, Planetology: Comets And Small Bodies: Impact Phenomena, Planetology: Solar System Objects: Instruments And Techniques

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Luminescence dating has been used to find the age of meteorite impact craters at Wabar (Al Hadida) in Saudi Arabia. The luminescence characteristics of the shocked material were determined. Using a variety of luminescence dating techniques applied to impactite formed by the meteorite, and to the underlying sand, the age is found to be 290 +/- 38 years. A comparison is made with two possible historically recorded ages. An impact as young as this has implications for the assessment of hazards from the impact on Earth of small meteorites.

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