Effects of Moon's Thermal State on the Impact Basin Ejecta Distribution
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DOI: 10.1002/2017gl075405
Abstract: We investigate how different temperature gradients of the Moon affect the ejection of lithic and molten materials for impact basin several hundred kilometers in diameter to quantify the thickness and melt content of ejecta blanket… read more here.
Keywords: ejecta; impact; ejecta thickness; impact basin ... See more keywords
Seismic stratigraphic evidence of a pre-impact basin in the Yucatán Platform: Morphology of the Chicxulub crater and K/Pg boundary deposits
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DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2021.106594
Abstract: Abstract Fifty-four 2D seismic profiles and 13 boreholes were used to describe pre-impact and post-impact deposits in the Yucatan Shelf. Previous work has identified a pre-impact basin in the northwest portion of the Chicxulub structure.… read more here.
Keywords: impact basin; impact; pre impact; chicxulub ... See more keywords
Lunar Orientale Impact Basin Secondary Craters: Spatial Distribution, Size-Frequency Distribution, and Estimation of Fragment Size
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DOI: 10.1029/2017je005446
Abstract: Secondary impact craters, features created by projectiles ejected from a primary impact, contain important information about the primary cratering event and the nature and distribution of its ejecta. The Orientale impact basin (D similar to… read more here.
Keywords: impact; secondary craters; impact basin; size ... See more keywords