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Crater Counting

Crater Counting is a planetary surface dating method that estimates the relative or absolute age of a planetary surface by analyzing the density and size-frequency distribution of impact craters, distinguishing it from other chronometric techniques through its reliance on the statistical accumulation of impact events over time.

184

Publications

13.4K

Citations

527

Authors

195

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

42

Variants

Crater Size-frequency Distribution AnalysisCsfd Analysis

Parents

Publications

184

Cratering Records in the Inner Solar System in Relation to the Lunar Reference System

G. Neukum, B. A. Ivanov, W. K. Hartmann · Space Science Reviews · 2001 · 637 citations

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The stratigraphy of Mars

Kenneth L. Tanaka · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1986 · 560 citations

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Map-projection-independent crater size-frequency determination in GIS environments—New software tool for ArcGIS

T. Kneissl, S. van Gasselt, G. Neukum · Planetary and Space Science · 2010 · 547 citations

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Ages and stratigraphy of mare basalts in Oceanus Procellarum, Mare Nubium, Mare Cognitum, and Mare Insularum

H. Hiesinger, J. W. Head, U. Wolf et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 2003 · 465 citations · Full text

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The timing of martian valley network activity: Constraints from buffered crater counting

C. I. Fassett, J. W. Head · Icarus · 2008 · 464 citations

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Authors

527

  1. GN
    G. Neukum

    Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

    19 publications · 2.2K citations

    17

    h-index

  2. JW
    J. W. Head

    Brown University, United States

    12 publications · 1.2K citations

    12

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  3. WK
    W. K. Hartmann

    Planetary Science Institute, United States

    13 publications · 949 citations

    12

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  4. HH
    H. Hiesinger

    University of Münster, Germany

    11 publications · 1.1K citations

    11

    h-index

  5. CI
    C. I. Fassett

    Brown University, United States

    7 publications · 880 citations

    7

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Institutions

195

  1. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    21 h-index

    46 publications

    5.5K citations

  2. Freie Universität Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    16 h-index

    36 publications

    5.1K citations

  3. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    14 h-index

    25 publications

    3.8K citations

  4. Southwest Research Institute

    San Antonio, United States

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    10 h-index

    58 publications

    5.4K citations

  6. Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)

    Cologne, Germany

    10 h-index

    33 publications

    5.5K citations

  7. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

    North Laurel, United States

    9 h-index

    12 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 26 publications · 3K citations

    23

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  2. Icarus

    23 publications · 2.5K citations

    20

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

    15 publications · 825 citations

    13

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  4. Planetary and Space Science

    11 publications · 1.1K citations

    11

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  5. Science

    7 publications · 944 citations

    7

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