Full title: The asteroid impact connection of planetary evolution : with special reference to large Precambrian and Australian impacts / Andrew Y. Glikson.

Author/creator: Glikson, A. Y.

Call Numbers: H 2013/5777

Record Identifier: 74VKq4a5vjNb

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: xii, 149 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm., , , , A paradigm shift in earth science -- Encounters in space -- Lunar impacts and the late heavy bombardment in the earth-moon system -- Impact and cratering dynamics -- Identification of impact structures -- Impact ejecta and fallout units -- Extraterrestrial geochemical, isotopic and mineralogical signatures -- Precambrian asteroid impacts -- Large (>100 km diameter) impact structures -- Asteroid impact clusters and isotopic age peaks -- Australian large impact structures (>20 km diameter) -- Impacts and mass extinctions -- Uniformitarian models and the role of asteroid impacts in earth evolution The current danger.

Publishers: Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2013., Dordrecht Springer, [2013]

Notes: Springer briefs in earth sciences, 2191-5369. "ISSN 2191-5377 (electronic)" -- Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references.

Additional physical form availability note: Also published electronically.

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DDC: 551.7

MMS ID: 991020387049702626