ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] A large impact by a comet or meteorite releases an enormous amount of energy, which evaporates, melts and fractures the surrounding rocks. Distinctive features of such impacts are ‘shatter cones’, deformed rocks characterized by hierarchical striated features. Although such features ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature00903
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