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Crater Formation

Crater Formation is a physical phenomenon in geotechnical engineering wherein a localized depression develops on the ground surface due to the dynamic impact of heavy tamping during compaction or the volumetric contraction of molten material during solidification, distinguished by its transient cavity morphology resulting from energy dissipation and material displacement.

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Chicxulub Crater: A possible Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary impact crater on the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

A. R. Hildebrand, G. T. Penfield, D. A. Kring et al. · Geology · 1991 · 950 citations

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Drop impact onto a liquid layer of finite thickness: Dynamics of the cavity evolution

Edin Berberović, Nils Paul van Hinsberg, Suad Jakirlić et al. · Physical Review E · 2009 · 661 citations

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A strain-based porosity model for use in hydrocode simulations of impacts and implications for transient crater growth in porous targets

K. Wünnemann, G. S. Collins, H. J. Melosh · Icarus · 2005 · 515 citations

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Modeling damage and deformation in impact simulations

G. S. Collins, H. J. Melosh, B. A. Ivanov · Meteoritics and Planetary Science · 2004 · 513 citations · Full text

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Crater ejecta scaling laws: Fundamental forms based on dimensional analysis

K. R. Housen, Robert M. Schmidt, K. A. Holsapple · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1983 · 488 citations

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  1. GS
    G. S. Collins

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    35 publications · 3.6K citations

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  2. JW
    J. W. Head

    Brown University, United States

    27 publications · 1.7K citations

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    K. Wünnemann

    Museum für Naturkunde, Germany

    24 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. HJ
    H. J. Melosh

    University of Arizona, United States

    18 publications · 2.4K citations

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    P. Schenk

    Lunar and Planetary Institute, United States

    13 publications · 683 citations

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  1. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    39 h-index

    163 publications

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  2. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    34 h-index

    86 publications

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  3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    Pasadena, United States

    33 h-index

    153 publications

    17K citations

  4. Brown University

    Providence, United States

    33 h-index

    94 publications

    6.2K citations

  5. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    32 h-index

    83 publications

    12.7K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    30 h-index

    156 publications

    8.9K citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    28 h-index

    76 publications

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  8. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

    North Laurel, United States

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 69 publications · 5K citations

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  2. Meteoritics and Planetary Science

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  3. Icarus

    64 publications · 4.3K citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

    55 publications · 2.3K citations

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    37 publications · 1.7K citations

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