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Meteorite Impact References by Topic

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Meteorite Impact References-by Topic
-M through O

 

Magnetic Fields 

*Crawford, D.A., and Schultz, P.H., 1993, The production and evolution of impact-generated magnetic fields: International Jour. Impact Eng., v. 14, p. 205-216.

 

Maskelynite 

*Bunch, T.E., Cohen, A.J., and Dence, M.R., 1967, Natural terrestrial maskelynite: Amer. Mineral., v. 52, p. 244.

*Dence, M.R., von Engelhardt, W., Walter, L.S., and Plant, A.G., 1970, Spheroids in impact glass from West Clearwater Lake Crater, Quebec (abstr):  EOS (Trans. AGU), v. 51, n. 4, p. 342.

*Milton, D.J. and De Carli, P.S., 1963, Formation by explosive shock: Science, v. 140, p. 67.

*Onorado, P.I.K., Uhlmann, D.R., and Simonds, C.H., 1978, The thermal history of the Manicouagan impact melt sheet, Quebec:  Jour. Geophys. Res., v. 83, n. B6, p. 2789-2798.

*Wolfe, S.H., 1971, Potassium-argon ages of the Manicouagan-Mushalogan Lakes structures:  Jour. Geophys. Res., v. 61, n. 23, p. 5424-5436.

 

Mechanism 

*Boon, G.D. and Albritton, C.C., 1942, Deformation of rocks by explosions: Science, v. 96, p. 402.

*Braslan, D., 1970, Partitioning of energy in hypervelocity impact against loose sand targets:  J. Geophys. Res., v. 75, p. 3987-3999.

*Boyajian, G., and Rowley, D.B., 1987, Isostatic controls on crater preservation (abstr.): GSA, Abstracts with Prog., 1987 annual meeting, p. 597.

*Boyce, J. M., and Witbeck, N., 1985, Crater enlargement effects resulting from impact into subsurface volatiles on Mars (abs):  Abstracts w/Programs-GSA: in- GSA, 98th annual meeting, v. 17, n. 7, p. 530, 1985.

*Carder, D.S. and Cloud, W.K., 1959, Surface motion from large underground explosions:  J. Geophys. Research, v. 64, p. 1471.

*Carr, M.H., and others, 1977, Martian impact craters and emplacement of ejecta by surface flow:  Jour. Geophys. Res., v. 82, n. 28, p. 4055-4065.

*Charters, A., 1960, High speed impact:  Sci. American., v. 203, p. 128-140.

*Dence, M.R., Grieve, R.A.F. & Robertson, P.B., 1977, Terrestrial impact structures:  Principal characteristics and energy considerations: in- D.J. Roddy, R.O. Pepin, and R.E. Merrill (eds), Impact and Explosion Cratering, Pergamon, New York, N.Y., 1977, p. 247-246

*Dence, M.R., and Grieve, R.A.F., 1979, The formation of complex impact structures:  Lunar Planet Sci., (Houston), TX:  X: 292-294

*Dence, M.R., Grieve, R.A.F. and Robertson, P.B., 1977, Terrestrial impact structures:  Principal characteristics and energy considerations: in- Roddy, D.J., Pepin, R.O., and Merrill, R.B., eds, Impact and explosion cratering: New York, Pergamon, p. 247-275.

*Frey, H., 1980, Crustal evolution of the early Earth:  the role of major impacts:  Precambrian Res., v.10, p. 195-216.

*Gault, D.E., Sonnett, C.P. and Wedekind, J.A., 1979, Tsunami generation by pelagic planetoid impact:  Lunar Planet, Sci. (Houston) X, p. 422-424.

*Gault, D.E., 1973, Displaced mass, depth, diameter, and effects of oblique trajectories for impact craters formed in dense crystalline rocks:  The Moon, v. 6, p. 32-44

*Gault, D.E. and Heitowit, E.D., 1963, The partition of energy for hypervelocity impact craters formed in rock: Proc. 6th Symp. on Hypervelocity Impact, Cleveland, OH, v. 11, part (2), p. 419-456.

*Gault, D.E., Quaide, W.I, and Oberbeck, V.R., 1968, Impact cratering mechanics and structures: in- French, B.M. and Short, N.M., eds., Shock metamorphism of natural materials:  Baltimore, Mono Book Corps, p. 87-100.

*Gault, D.E. and Wedekind, J.A., 1078, Experimental studies of oblique impacts:  Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 9th, Houston, 1977, Proceedings:  Houston, Lunar and Planetary Institute, p. 3843, 3875.

*Gilvarry, J.J., 1962, Dimensional correlation of lunar maria and terrestrial ocean basins:  Nature, v. 196, n. 4858, p. 975-976.

*Grieve, R.A.F., and Robertson, P.B., 1979, The Terrestrial cratering record:  Icarus, v. 38, p. 212-229.

*Grieve, R.A.F., Dence, M.R., and Robertson, P.B., 1977, Cratering Processes:  As interpreted from the occurrence of impact melts: in- D.J. Roddy, R.O., Pepin and R.B. Merrill (eds.), Impact and Explosion Cratering:  Pergamon Press, N.Y., N.Y., p. 791-814.

*Grieve, R.A.F., Dence, M.R., and Robertson, P.B., 1978, Cratering processes:  As interpreted from the occurrence of impact melts: in- impact and Explosion cratering, ed., by D.J. Roddy, R.O. Pepin, and Merrill, R.B., Pergamon, N.Y., (in press) 1978.

*Grieve, R.A.F., 1980, Impact bombardment and its role in proto-continental growth on the early crust:  Precambrian Res., v. 10, p. 217-247.

*Grieve, R.A.F. and Floran, R.J., 1978, Manicouagan impact melt, Quebec, Part II:  chemical inter-relations with basement and formational processes:  J. Geophys. Res. (to be published)

*Harrison, E.R., 1960, Origin of the Pacific basin:  a meteorite impact hypothesis:  Nature, v. 188, n. 4756, p. 1064-1065.

*Innes, M., 1961, The use of gravity methods to study the underground structure and impact energy of meteorite craters:  Jour. Geophys. Res, v. 66, p. 2225- 2239

*Johnson, G.W., Higgins, G.H., and Violet, C.E., 1959, Underground nuclear detonations: J. Geophys. Research, v. 64, p. 1457 -

*Jones, G.H.S., 1977, Complex craters in alluvium: in-D.J. Roddy, R.O. Pepin, and R.B. Merrill (editors), Impact and Explosion Cratering: Pergamon, New York, N.Y., 1977, p. 163-184.

*Kelly, A.O., 1966, A water-impact hypothesis for the Sierra Madre structure in Texas:  Meteoritics, v. 3, n. 2, (Nov 66), p. 79-82.

*Kieffer, S.W., and Simonds, G.H., 1979, The role of volatiles in the cratering process:  Rev. Geophys. Space Phys. (in press)

*Malin, M.C. and Dzurzin, D., 1979, Modification of fresh crater landforms evidence from the Moon and Mercury:  J. Geophys. Res., v. 83, p. 233-243.

*Mauver, P., et al, 1978, Pre-Imbrian craters and basins: Ages, compositions and excavation depths of Apollo 16 breccias:  Geochim. et  Cosmochim. Acta, v. 42, p. 1687, 1720.

*Melosh, H.J., 1977, Crater modification by gravity: A mechanical analysis of slumping: in-D.J. Roddy, R.O. Pepin, & R.B. Merrill, (eds.), Impact and Explosion cratering:  Pergamon, New York, N.Y., p. 1245-1260.

*Melosh, H.J., 1977, Crater modification by gravity:  a mechanical analysis of slumping: in-  Impact and Explosion Cratering D.J. Roddy, R.O. Pepin, and R.B. Merrill, (eds.), pp. 1231-1244, Pergamon, Elmsford, N.Y.

*Melosh, H.J. and Mac Kinnon, W.B., 1978, The mechanics of ringed basin formation:  Geophys. Res. Letter, v. 5, p. 985-988.

*Melosh, H.J., 1988, Impact Cratering:  A Geologic Process:  Oxford Univ. Press, 272 pages.

*Milton, D.J., and Roddy, D.J., 1972, Displacements within craters:  24th Internet Geol. Congr. Sect. 15, p. 119-124.

*Milton, D.J. and Roddy, D.S., 1972, Displacements within impact craters:  International Geological Congress, 24th, Montreal, Proceedings, 1972, Gardenvale, Harpell Press Co-op, sect. 15, p. 119-124.

*Nordyke, M.D., 1961, Nuclear craters and preliminary theory of the mechanics of explosive crater formation:  J. Geophys. Res., v. 66, p. 3439 .

*O'Keefe, J. D. & Ahrens, T.J., 1986, Oblique impact: a process for obtaining meteorite samples from other planets:  Science, v. 234, n. 4774, p. 346-349

*Opik, E.J., 1958, Meteorite impact on solid surface:  Irish Astron. Jour., v. 5, p. 14-33.

*Opik, E.J., 1961, Notes on the theory of impact craters: in- Proc. Geophys. Lab. Lawrence Radiation lab. Cratering Symp., Rep. VCRL-6438, v. 2, paper S, p. 1-28:  Lawrence Radiation Lab, Berkeley.

*Orphal, D.L. & Schulz, P.H., 1978, Manicouagan, a terrestrial analog of lunar floor-fractured craters:  Meteoritics, v. 13, n. 4, p. 591-593.

*Pike, R.J., Across the solar system, impact cratering had an important role:  Geotimes, v. 29, n. 6, June 1984, p. 20-21

*Pike, R.J., 1980, Geometric interpretation of lunar craters:  USGS Prof. Paper - 1046c, 77 pages.

*Pike, R.J., Some morphologic systematics of comple impact structures:  Meteoritics, v. 20, n. 1, March 31, 1985, p. 49-68

*Quaide, W.L., Gault, D.E., and Schmidt, R.A., 1965, Gravitative effects on lunar impact structures:  Ann N.Y., Acad. Sci., v. 123, p. 563-572.

*Rice, M.H., Mc Queen, R.G. & Walsh, J.M., 1958 Compression of solids by strong shock waves:  Solid State Physics, v. 6, p. 1-61.

*Robertson, P. B., and Grieve, R.A.F., 1977, Shock attenuation at terrestrial impact structures: in- impact and Explosion Cratering (D.J. Roddy, R.O. Pepin, and R.B. Merril, eds.), p. 687-702, Pergamon, Elmsford, N.Y.

*Roddy, D.J., Pepin, R.O. & Merrill, R.B. eds, 1977, Impact and explosion cratering:  Pergamon Press, NY.

*Roddy, D.J., 1977, Pre-inpact conditions and cratering processes at Flynn Creek Crater, Tennessee: in- Impact and Explosion Cratering: (D.J. Roddy, R.O. Pepin, & R.B. Merrill, eds.), p. 277-308, Pergamon, Elmsford, N.Y.

*Roddy, D.J., 1977, Large-scale impact and explosion craters:  Comparisons of morphological and structural analogs: in- Impact and Explosion Cratering (D.J.Roddy, R.O. Pepin, and R.B. Merrill, eds.), p. 185-246, Pergamon, Elmsford, N.Y.

*Roddy, D.J., 1968, Comet impact and formation of Flynn Creek and other craters with central peaks (abstr):  EOS (Trans. AGU), v. 49, n. 1, p. 272

*Schwarz, E.H.L., 1909, The probability of large meteorites having fallen upon the earth:  Journ. Geol., v. 17, p. 124-135.

*Shoemaker, E.M., 1960, Penetration mechanics of high velocity meteorites, illustrated by Meteor Crater, Arizona:  Internet Geol. Cong. 21st,:  Copenhagen, 1960, pt. 18, p. 418-434

*Shoemaker, E.M., Large body impacts through geologic time: in-Patterns of Change in Earth evolution, H.D. Holland, ed., Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 1984, p. 15-40

*Shoemaker, E.M., 1960, Penetration mechanics of high velocity meteorites, illustrated by Meteor Crater, Arizona: in-Mc Call, G.J.H., ed., Meteorite craters: Stroudsberg, Penn., Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Incorporated, p. 170-186.

*Shoemaker, E.M., 1963(?), Impact mechanics at Meteor Crater, Arizona: in- Kuiper, G.P, ed., The Solar System, v. 4, pt. 2, Chicago, Ill., Univ of Chicago Press.

*Short, N.M, (1965?), Effects of shock pressure from a nuclear explosion on mechanical and optical properties of granodiorite:  Jour. Geophys. Res., in press.

*Short, N.M., 1965, A comparison of features characteristic of nuclear explosion craters and astroblemes: in-Geological Problems in lunar research:  New York Academy Science. Annals, v. 123, art. 2, p. 573-616.

*Simonds, C.H., Warner, J.L, & Phinney, W.C., 1977, Effect of watering on cratering (abstr): EOS (Trans. AGU), v. 58, n. 6, p. 425.

*Spurr, J.E., 1944, Geology applied to Selenology:  Science Press, Lancaster, PA, 1944, Runsford Press, Concord, N.H., 1948.

*Strelitz, R.A., 1979, Meteorite impact in the ocean:  Lunar Planet. Sci. (Houston), X, p. 1186-1188.

*Sweeney, J.F., 1978, Gravity study of great impact:  Jour. of Geophys. Res., v. 83, n. 9, p. 2809-2815.

*Ullrich, G.W., Roddy, D.J., and Simonds, G., 1977, Numerical simulations of a 20 tons TNT detonation on the earth's surface and implications concerning the mechanics of centrol uplife formation: in- D.J. Roddy, R.O. Pepin, and R.B. Merrill (eds), Impact and Explosion Cratering Pergamon, New York, N.Y., 1977, p. 959-982.

*Vedder, J.F., 1971, Hypervelocity impacts by low density microparticles in mineral dust (abstr):  EOS (Trans. AGU), v. 52, n. 4, p. 264

*Wedekind, J.A., Gault, D.E., and Greeley, R., 1970, Model studies of isostatic readjustment of large impact craters (abstr): EOS (Trans AGU), v. 51, n. 4, p. 342-343.

 

Mechanism - Computer Simulation

*Roddy, D.J., Schuster, S.H., Rosenblatt, M., Grant, L.B., Hassig, P.J., and Kreyenhagen, K.N. 1987, Computer simulations of 10 km-diameter asteroid impacts into oceanic and continental sites; preliminary results on atmospheric passage (abstr.):  NASA Technical Memorandum, 89810, May 1987, p. 377-379

 

Mechanics - Microtektites

*Bohor, B.F. and Betterton, W.J., 1991, K/T spherules are altered microtektites (abstr.) contributing: in-Abstracts for the 54th annual meeting of the Meteoritical Society, 766, 1991, p. 27.

 

Mechanism – Minerals 

* Kyte, F.T., Zhou, Lei, and Bohor, B.F., 1991, Magnesiowustite:  a new high temperature mineral in K/T boundary sediments (abstr):  LPI Contribution, in- Abstracts for the 54th annual meeting of the Meteoritical Society, 766, 1991, p. 126.

 

Mechanism - Nuclear Explosions 

*Shoemaker, E.M., 1968, Structure of the Jangle U and Teapot Ess nuclear explosion craters: in- French, B.M. and Short, N.M., eds.. Shock metamorphism of natural materials:  Baltimore, Mono Book Corp., p. 627.

*Short, N.M., 1968, Nuclear-explosion-induced microdeformation of rocks:  An aid to the recognition of meteorite impact structures: in- French, B.M., and Short, N.M., eds., Shock Metamorphism of natural materials:  Baltimore, Mono Book Corp. p. 185-210.

 

Mechanism - Rim Slumping 

*Settle, M. and Head, J.W., 1979, The role of rim slumping in the modification of lunar impact craters:  Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 84, p. 3801-3096.

*Solomon, S.C., Comer, R.P., and Head, J.W., 1982, The evolution of impact basins- viscous relaxation of topographic relief: Jour. Geophys. Res., v.87, p. 3975-3992.

*Wichman, R.W., and Schultz, 1990, Implications of impact into viscous mantle rheologies for crater preservation and mantle evolution (abstr.): Abstracts for the international workshop on meteorite impact on the early Earth: LPI Contribution, v.746, p. 58-59.

 

Mechanism - Source of Gas 

*Gold, T., and Sofer, S., 1980, The deep earth gas hypothesis:  Scientific American, p. 154-164.

 

Microtekitites 

*Bohor, B.F. and Betterton, W.J., 1991, K/T spherules are altered microtektites (abstr.) contributing: in- Abstracts for the 54th annual meeting of the Meteoritical Society, n. 766, 1991, p. 27.

 

Misc. Articles 

*Boon, J.D., and Albritton C.C., Jr., 1938, Field Lab, 1938, v. 6., p. 44-56, 57-64.

*Born, K.E. and Wilson, C.W., Jr., 1939, Jour. Geol, v. 47, p. 371-388

*Dietz, R.S., 1963, American Journal of Science, v. 261, p. 650

*Wilson, C. R., Jr., and Born, K.E., 1936, Jour. Geol., v.44, p. 815

 

Multi-Ring Structures 

*Spudis, P.D., The geology of multi-ring impact basins: Cambridge, Cambridge Univ. Press, 263 p.