Impact cratering [[electronic resource] ] : processes and products / / edited by Gordon R. Osinski and Elisabetta Pierazzo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
Disciplina |
551.21
551.3/97 551.397 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
OsinskiGordon R
PierazzoElisabetta |
Soggetto topico |
Impact craters
Cratering |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-44730-1
1-299-15776-9 1-118-44733-6 1-118-44732-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; List of contributors; ONE: Impact cratering: processes and products; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Formation of hypervelocity impact craters; 1.2.1 Contact and compression; 1.2.2 Excavation stage; 1.2.3 Modification stage; 1.2.4 Post-impact hydrothermal activity; 1.3 Morphology and morphometry of impact craters; 1.3.1 Simple craters; 1.3.2 Complex craters; 1.3.3 Multi-ring basins; 1.4 Impactites; 1.4.1 Classification of impactites; 1.4.2 Impact melt-bearing impactites; 1.5 Recognition of impact craters
1.6 Destructive effects of impact events1.7 Beneficial effects of impact events; 1.7.1 Microbiological effects; 1.7.2 Economic effects; 1.8 When a crater does not exist: other evidence for impact events; 1.9 Concluding remarks; References; TWO: Population of impactors and the impact cratering rate in the inner Solar System; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Population of impactors in the inner Solar System; 2.3 Impact frequency of NEOs with the Earth; 2.4 Comparison with the impact record on terrestrial planets; 2.4.1 The Earth; 2.4.2 The other terrestrial planets 2.5 Variability of the impact frequency during the last 3 Ga2.6 The early cratering history of the Solar System; 2.7 Conclusions; References; THREE: The contact and compression stage of impact cratering; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Maximum pressures during contact and compression; 3.2.1 The planar impact approximation; 3.2.2 Energy partition during compression; 3.2.3 Unloading of the projectile; 3.3 Jetting during contact and compression; 3.4 The isobaric core; 3.5 Oblique impact; 3.6 The end of contact and compression; References; FOUR: Excavation and impact ejecta emplacement; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Excavation4.3 Impact plume; 4.4 Generation of continuous ejecta blankets; 4.5 Rayed craters; 4.6 Generation of multiple ejecta layers; 4.6.1 Observations; 4.6.2 Initial impact melt production and early emplacement; 4.6.3 Late-stage melt emplacement - the surface melt flow phase; 4.7 Distal impact ejecta; 4.8 Depth of excavation; References; FIVE: The modification stage of crater formation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Morphology and morphometry of simple and complex impact craters; 5.2.1 Simple crater morphology; 5.2.2 Complex crater morphology; 5.2.3 Crater morphology as a function of size 5.3 Kinematics of crater collapse5.3.1 Kinematics of simple crater formation; 5.3.2 Kinematics of complex crater formation; 5.4 Subsurface structure of complex impact craters; 5.4.1 Crater rim; 5.4.2 Ring syncline; 5.4.3 Central uplift; 5.4.4 Peak ring; 5.5 Mechanics of cavity collapse: what makes the target so weak?; 5.5.1 Target disintegration into blocks; 5.5.2 Distributed and localized brittle deformation; 5.5.3 Localized melting; 5.5.4 Temporary weakening; 5.6 Effects of oblique impact incidences on cavity collapse; 5.7 Effects of rheologically complex targets on cavity modification References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141499003321 |
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Impact cratering [[electronic resource] ] : processes and products / / edited by Gordon R. Osinski and Elisabetta Pierazzo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
Disciplina |
551.21
551.3/97 551.397 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
OsinskiGordon R
PierazzoElisabetta |
Soggetto topico |
Impact craters
Cratering |
ISBN |
1-118-44730-1
1-299-15776-9 1-118-44733-6 1-118-44732-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; List of contributors; ONE: Impact cratering: processes and products; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Formation of hypervelocity impact craters; 1.2.1 Contact and compression; 1.2.2 Excavation stage; 1.2.3 Modification stage; 1.2.4 Post-impact hydrothermal activity; 1.3 Morphology and morphometry of impact craters; 1.3.1 Simple craters; 1.3.2 Complex craters; 1.3.3 Multi-ring basins; 1.4 Impactites; 1.4.1 Classification of impactites; 1.4.2 Impact melt-bearing impactites; 1.5 Recognition of impact craters
1.6 Destructive effects of impact events1.7 Beneficial effects of impact events; 1.7.1 Microbiological effects; 1.7.2 Economic effects; 1.8 When a crater does not exist: other evidence for impact events; 1.9 Concluding remarks; References; TWO: Population of impactors and the impact cratering rate in the inner Solar System; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Population of impactors in the inner Solar System; 2.3 Impact frequency of NEOs with the Earth; 2.4 Comparison with the impact record on terrestrial planets; 2.4.1 The Earth; 2.4.2 The other terrestrial planets 2.5 Variability of the impact frequency during the last 3 Ga2.6 The early cratering history of the Solar System; 2.7 Conclusions; References; THREE: The contact and compression stage of impact cratering; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Maximum pressures during contact and compression; 3.2.1 The planar impact approximation; 3.2.2 Energy partition during compression; 3.2.3 Unloading of the projectile; 3.3 Jetting during contact and compression; 3.4 The isobaric core; 3.5 Oblique impact; 3.6 The end of contact and compression; References; FOUR: Excavation and impact ejecta emplacement; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Excavation4.3 Impact plume; 4.4 Generation of continuous ejecta blankets; 4.5 Rayed craters; 4.6 Generation of multiple ejecta layers; 4.6.1 Observations; 4.6.2 Initial impact melt production and early emplacement; 4.6.3 Late-stage melt emplacement - the surface melt flow phase; 4.7 Distal impact ejecta; 4.8 Depth of excavation; References; FIVE: The modification stage of crater formation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Morphology and morphometry of simple and complex impact craters; 5.2.1 Simple crater morphology; 5.2.2 Complex crater morphology; 5.2.3 Crater morphology as a function of size 5.3 Kinematics of crater collapse5.3.1 Kinematics of simple crater formation; 5.3.2 Kinematics of complex crater formation; 5.4 Subsurface structure of complex impact craters; 5.4.1 Crater rim; 5.4.2 Ring syncline; 5.4.3 Central uplift; 5.4.4 Peak ring; 5.5 Mechanics of cavity collapse: what makes the target so weak?; 5.5.1 Target disintegration into blocks; 5.5.2 Distributed and localized brittle deformation; 5.5.3 Localized melting; 5.5.4 Temporary weakening; 5.6 Effects of oblique impact incidences on cavity collapse; 5.7 Effects of rheologically complex targets on cavity modification References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830339603321 |
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Impact cratering : processes and products / / edited by Gordon R. Osinski and Elisabetta Pierazzo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (364 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.3/97 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
OsinskiGordon R
PierazzoElisabetta |
Soggetto topico |
Impact craters
Cratering |
ISBN |
1-118-44730-1
1-299-15776-9 1-118-44733-6 1-118-44732-8 |
Classificazione |
445
551.3/97 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; List of contributors; ONE: Impact cratering: processes and products; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Formation of hypervelocity impact craters; 1.2.1 Contact and compression; 1.2.2 Excavation stage; 1.2.3 Modification stage; 1.2.4 Post-impact hydrothermal activity; 1.3 Morphology and morphometry of impact craters; 1.3.1 Simple craters; 1.3.2 Complex craters; 1.3.3 Multi-ring basins; 1.4 Impactites; 1.4.1 Classification of impactites; 1.4.2 Impact melt-bearing impactites; 1.5 Recognition of impact craters
1.6 Destructive effects of impact events1.7 Beneficial effects of impact events; 1.7.1 Microbiological effects; 1.7.2 Economic effects; 1.8 When a crater does not exist: other evidence for impact events; 1.9 Concluding remarks; References; TWO: Population of impactors and the impact cratering rate in the inner Solar System; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Population of impactors in the inner Solar System; 2.3 Impact frequency of NEOs with the Earth; 2.4 Comparison with the impact record on terrestrial planets; 2.4.1 The Earth; 2.4.2 The other terrestrial planets 2.5 Variability of the impact frequency during the last 3 Ga2.6 The early cratering history of the Solar System; 2.7 Conclusions; References; THREE: The contact and compression stage of impact cratering; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Maximum pressures during contact and compression; 3.2.1 The planar impact approximation; 3.2.2 Energy partition during compression; 3.2.3 Unloading of the projectile; 3.3 Jetting during contact and compression; 3.4 The isobaric core; 3.5 Oblique impact; 3.6 The end of contact and compression; References; FOUR: Excavation and impact ejecta emplacement; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Excavation4.3 Impact plume; 4.4 Generation of continuous ejecta blankets; 4.5 Rayed craters; 4.6 Generation of multiple ejecta layers; 4.6.1 Observations; 4.6.2 Initial impact melt production and early emplacement; 4.6.3 Late-stage melt emplacement - the surface melt flow phase; 4.7 Distal impact ejecta; 4.8 Depth of excavation; References; FIVE: The modification stage of crater formation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Morphology and morphometry of simple and complex impact craters; 5.2.1 Simple crater morphology; 5.2.2 Complex crater morphology; 5.2.3 Crater morphology as a function of size 5.3 Kinematics of crater collapse5.3.1 Kinematics of simple crater formation; 5.3.2 Kinematics of complex crater formation; 5.4 Subsurface structure of complex impact craters; 5.4.1 Crater rim; 5.4.2 Ring syncline; 5.4.3 Central uplift; 5.4.4 Peak ring; 5.5 Mechanics of cavity collapse: what makes the target so weak?; 5.5.1 Target disintegration into blocks; 5.5.2 Distributed and localized brittle deformation; 5.5.3 Localized melting; 5.5.4 Temporary weakening; 5.6 Effects of oblique impact incidences on cavity collapse; 5.7 Effects of rheologically complex targets on cavity modification References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877022003321 |
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Impact! : the threat of comets and asteroids / / Gerrit L. Verschuur |
Autore | Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256p. ) : ill., facsims., map |
Disciplina | 551.3/97 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Comets
Asteroids Impact Evolution (Biology) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-756123-3
1-280-47127-1 0-19-802617-X 9786610471270 1-4237-3904-3 0-19-535327-7 1-60256-270-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Content -- 1: The Killer Strikes -- 2: The Saga of the Chicxulub Crater -- 3: Solar System Debris -- 4: Something About Comets -- 5: The Birth of the Earth -- 6: The Nineteenthcentury Perspective -- 7: Twentieth-Century Rumblings -- 8: Comet Impacts in History -- 9: On the Edge of Extinction -- 10: Reconstructing the Crime -- 11: Death Star or Coherent Catastrophism? -- 12: Craters and Tsunamis -- 13: Offering Odds on Impact -- 14: The Great Comet Crash of 1994 -- 15: The Aftermath -- 16: The Search -- 17: Dodging the Asteroids? -- 18: Our Place in Space -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449935603321 |
Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> | ||
Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Impact! : the threat of comets and asteroids / / Gerrit L. Verschuur |
Autore | Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256p. ) : ill., facsims., map |
Disciplina | 551.3/97 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Comets
Asteroids Impact Evolution (Biology) |
ISBN |
0-19-756123-3
1-280-47127-1 0-19-802617-X 9786610471270 1-4237-3904-3 0-19-535327-7 1-60256-270-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Content -- 1: The Killer Strikes -- 2: The Saga of the Chicxulub Crater -- 3: Solar System Debris -- 4: Something About Comets -- 5: The Birth of the Earth -- 6: The Nineteenthcentury Perspective -- 7: Twentieth-Century Rumblings -- 8: Comet Impacts in History -- 9: On the Edge of Extinction -- 10: Reconstructing the Crime -- 11: Death Star or Coherent Catastrophism? -- 12: Craters and Tsunamis -- 13: Offering Odds on Impact -- 14: The Great Comet Crash of 1994 -- 15: The Aftermath -- 16: The Search -- 17: Dodging the Asteroids? -- 18: Our Place in Space -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783272103321 |
Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> | ||
Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Impact! : the threat of comets and asteroids / / Gerrit L. Verschuur |
Autore | Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256p. ) : ill., facsims., map |
Disciplina | 551.3/97 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Comets
Asteroids Impact Evolution (Biology) |
ISBN |
0-19-756123-3
1-280-47127-1 0-19-802617-X 9786610471270 1-4237-3904-3 0-19-535327-7 1-60256-270-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Content -- 1: The Killer Strikes -- 2: The Saga of the Chicxulub Crater -- 3: Solar System Debris -- 4: Something About Comets -- 5: The Birth of the Earth -- 6: The Nineteenthcentury Perspective -- 7: Twentieth-Century Rumblings -- 8: Comet Impacts in History -- 9: On the Edge of Extinction -- 10: Reconstructing the Crime -- 11: Death Star or Coherent Catastrophism? -- 12: Craters and Tsunamis -- 13: Offering Odds on Impact -- 14: The Great Comet Crash of 1994 -- 15: The Aftermath -- 16: The Search -- 17: Dodging the Asteroids? -- 18: Our Place in Space -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827326703321 |
Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> | ||
Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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