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The Mjølnir Impact Event and its Consequences -

The Mjølnir Impact Event and its Consequences

Geology and Geophysics of a Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous Marine Impact Event
Buch | Softcover
XII, 318 Seiten
2012 | 2011
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-26556-3 (ISBN)
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This book describes the Mjølnir impact event in the context of the
geological and geophysical history of the Barents Sea region, and goes on to present elaborative numerical models of its formation and
associated tsunami generation.

The Mjølnir impact structure was recognized in 1993 and included in the Earth Impact Database in 1996, based on the discoveries of unequivocal meteorite impact indicators such as shocked quartz, Ir-enrichments, possible glass remnants, fragments of nickel-rich iron oxides, in addition to the convincing complex crater shape of the structure. This book presents the geological and geophysical history of the Barents Sea region along with the discovery of the Mjølnir impact crater. We place the Mjølnir event into the geological framework of the region and present elaborative numerical models of its formation and associated tsunami generation. The book represents an update and synthesis as well as the complete compilation of the Mjølnir crater studies.

Introduction.- Geological Framework.- Impact Structure and Morphology.- Impact Geophysics and Modeling.- Impact Cratering and Postimpact Sedimentation.- Ejecta Geology.- The Impact Dynamics.- Structural Analysis of Deformed Central Peak Sediments.- Post-impact Deformation due to Sediment loang.- The Mjølnir Tsunami.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.12.2012
Reihe/Serie Impact Studies
Zusatzinfo XII, 318 p.
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 510 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geophysik
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Mineralogie / Paläontologie
Schlagworte Geology • Geophysics • Impact • numerical simulation • The Mjølnir Impact Event
ISBN-10 3-642-26556-1 / 3642265561
ISBN-13 978-3-642-26556-3 / 9783642265563
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