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Holocene impact craters on Earth
- Source :
- Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 165-171 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Sciendo, 2023.
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Abstract
- Impact craters are formed by collisions of cosmic bodies moving with hypervelocity. The formation of these features is not restricted to the distant geological past; new structures are constantly being created and at least 13 confirmed impact craters and crater fields have formed during the Holocene alone. This short review paper: (1) introduces the basics of the impact cratering process to physical geographers and Quaternary geologists; (2) provides a short description of representative examples of such features (Morasko, Kaali, Kamil, Ilumetsa); and (3) discusses the similarities and differences among very small craters, and contrasts these with larger impact structures. This manuscript may be useful to researchers planning to test whether a small Quaternary depression in the ground may be of impact origin.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20846118
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.71dfca41fa0b49d7aca76dad9d9a2d07
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0016