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The asteroid impact connection of planetary evolution : with special reference to large Precambrian and Australian impacts / / Andrew Y. Glikson
| The asteroid impact connection of planetary evolution : with special reference to large Precambrian and Australian impacts / / Andrew Y. Glikson |
| Autore | Glikson A. Y |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Dordrecht ; ; New York, : Springer, c2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (149 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.44 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in earth sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Asteroids - Collisions with Earth
Impact craters |
| ISBN | 94-007-6328-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. A paradigm shift in Earth science -- 2. Encounters in space -- 3. Lunar impacts and the Late Heavy Bombardment (LHB) in the Earth-Moon system -- 4. Impact cratering and ejecta dynamics -- 5. Identification of impact structures -- 6. Impact ejecta and fallout units -- 7. Extraterrestrial geochemical, isotopic and mineralogical signatures -- 8. Precambrian asteroid impacts -- 9. Very large impact structures -- 10. Asteroid impact clusters and isotopic age peaks -- 11. Australian large asteroid impact and possible impact structures -- 12. Impacts and mass extinctions -- 13. Uniformitarian models and the role of asteroid impacts in Earth evolution -- 14. The current danger -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437947003321 |
Glikson A. Y
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| Dordrecht ; ; New York, : Springer, c2013 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Impact cratering [[electronic resource] ] : processes and products / / edited by Gordon R. Osinski and Elisabetta Pierazzo
| 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 | ||
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Impact cratering [[electronic resource] ] : processes and products / / edited by Gordon R. Osinski and Elisabetta Pierazzo
| 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 | ||
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Impact cratering : processes and products / / edited by Gordon R. Osinski and Elisabetta Pierazzo
| 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 |
9781118447307
1118447301 9781299157767 1299157769 9781118447338 1118447336 9781118447321 1118447328 |
| 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-9911019504403321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Terrestrial impact structures -- a bibliography / / by Jacquelyn H. Freeberg
| Terrestrial impact structures -- a bibliography / / by Jacquelyn H. Freeberg |
| Autore | Freeberg Jacquelyn H (Jacquelyn Hester), <1923-2007, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1966 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (v, 91 pages, 1 page of plates) : map |
| Collana | Geological Survey bulletin |
| Soggetto topico |
Impact craters
Meteorites |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Bibliographies. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910707057503321 |
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Freeberg Jacquelyn H (Jacquelyn Hester), <1923-2007, >
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, , 1966 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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