Shocked quartz in distal ejecta from the Ries impact event (Germany) found at ~ 180 km distance, near Bernhardzell, eastern Switzerland

Shocked quartz in distal ejecta from the Ries impact event (Germany) found at ~ 180 km distance, near Bernhardzell, eastern Switzerland

Abstract Impact ejecta formation and emplacement is of great importance when it comes to understanding the process of impact cratering and consequences of impact events in general. Here we present a multidisciplinary investigation of a distal impact ejecta layer, the Blockhorizont, that occurs near...

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Main Authors: Sanna Holm-Alwmark, Carl Alwmark, Ludovic Ferrière, Matthias M. M. Meier, Sofie Lindström, Gavin G. Kenny, Emma Sheldon, Günter Schweigert, Christoph Spötl, Martin J. Whitehouse, Beda A. Hofmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86685-2

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86685-2

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