'Impact cratering' diaporamas de présentation

Impacts and Bio-Extinctions

Impacts and Bio-Extinctions. Impacts: Three Key Discoveries. 1960: Impacts cause most cratering (Shoemaker) 1960+: Impacts are inevitable and continuing 1980: Impacts can have global biological consequences (Alvarez et al.). Impact Cratering: The Barringer Crater.

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Planetary Geology (Chapter 9)

Planetary Geology (Chapter 9). Part of Chapter 9: Geology of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, and Mars. Based on part of Chapter 9. No subsequent chapters depend on the material in this lecture

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Impact Cratering in the Solar System

Impact Cratering in the Solar System. Michelle Kirchoff Lunar and Planetary Institute. University of Houston - Clear Lake Physics Seminar March 24, 2008. Outline. What is an impact crater? Why should we care about impact craters? Inner Solar System Outer Solar System Conclusions

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Terrestrial Planetary Surfaces (cont.) Impact cratering

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Clark R. Chapman Southwest Research Inst. Boulder, Colorado

The Planet Mercury. and the Science Goals of the MESSENGER Mission. Clark R. Chapman Southwest Research Inst. Boulder, Colorado. MESSENGER Teacher Workshop Denver Museum of Nature & Science August 1, 2005 (awaiting Earth fly-by). Mercury: an extreme planet.

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