Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jul 1994
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994metic..29r.460d&link_type=abstract
Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114), vol. 29, no. 4, p. 460
Mathematics
Logic
Bulgaria, Meteorite Craters, Meteoritic Damage, Peninsulas, Sites, Climatology, Deterioration, Seismology, Weathering
Scientific paper
At the present time there are no confirmed meteor impact sites on the Balkan Peninsula, although several known sites can be located surrounding it. Arguments supporting the reasons for this observation are primarily based on the facts that the Balkan Peninsula is seismically active and subjected to destructive climatological agents, thus severely limiting the survival time of impact structures. These arguments have not held up in light of the recent identification of many more impact sites around the world, several of which are located in equally unstable environments. Analyses of influx rates, and size frequency calculations indicate that there is a good chance that one or more identifiable meteor impact sites could be located and preserved in this part of Eastern Europe. Recent work done in Bulgaria by the author has led to the possibility of identifying one such site approximately 150 km southeast of Sofia. Bulgarian geoscientists are being made aware of some of the criteria necessary to help them locate previously misidentified structures and impact sites through articles in professional Bulgarian journals and seminars.
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