Impact Cratering

Impact Cratering is a planetary geologic process in which the hypervelocity collision of a meteoroid, asteroid, or comet with a solid planetary surface converts kinetic energy into shock-induced excavation of a transient cavity and ejecta, resulting in a characteristic impact structure.

Publications

169.7K

Citations

6.7K

Authors

1.6K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

540

Parents

Planetary AstronomyPlanetary GeologyPlanetary GeophysicsPlanetary Science

Children

Central UpliftsComplex CratersCrater AsymmetryCrater Collapse ProcessesCrater CountingCrater Depth-to-diameter RatioCrater Ejecta RaysCrater Formation MechanicsCrater MorphometryCrater Preservation States

Publications

Impact and Explosion Cratering

S. K. Runcorn · Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors · 1984 · 1.3K citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Blasting +8

Petrogenetic evolution of late Cenozoic, post-collision volcanism in western Anatolia, Turkey

Ercan Aldanmaz, Julian A. Pearce, M.F. Thirlwall et al. · Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research · 2000 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +10

The Effect of Viscosity in Hypervelocity Impact Cratering

Robert MacCormack · Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets · 2003 · 1.1K citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Engineering +17

Origin of the Moon in a giant impact near the end of the Earth's formation

R. M. Canup, Erik Asphaug · Nature · 2001 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Earth Sciences +12

The geologic history of the Moon

D. E. Wilhelms, John F. McCauley, N.J. Trask · USGS professional paper · 1987 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +16

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Authors

6.7K

JW
J. W. Head
Brown University, United States
69 publications · 4.3K citations
39
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HJ
H. J. Melosh
University of Arizona, United States
49 publications · 6.5K citations
38
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GS
G. S. Collins
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
53 publications · 4.3K citations
36
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DA
D. A. Kring
Lunar and Planetary Institute, United States
46 publications · 5K citations
35
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RA
R. A. F. Grieve
Geological Survey of Canada, Canada
54 publications · 4.1K citations
35
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1.6K

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Icarus
307 publications · 20.4K citations
75
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Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
JGR · 209 publications · 17.3K citations
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Science
92 publications · 13.5K citations
63
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Meteoritics and Planetary Science
276 publications · 12.3K citations
61
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International Journal of Impact Engineering
210 publications · 8.7K citations
46
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