[meteorite-list] Impact Melt Flows Recognized at Ries structure, Germany

[Paul H]

The presence of impact melt flows at the 
Ries crater in Germany is proposed in:

Osinski, G. R., in press, Impact melt rocks 
from the Ries structure, Germany: an origin 
as impact melt flows? Earth and Planetary 
Science Letters. Corrected Proof ,Available 
online 11 September 2004 

The abstract can be found by going to:

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0012821X 

and clicking the "Article in Press" link.

In part the abstract concluded:

" Thus, it is proposed that the Ries impact 
melt rocks were emplaced as ground-hugging 
impact melt flows that emanated from different 
regions of the evolving transient cavity during 
the modification stage of crater formation…
This represents the first recognition of 
impact melt flows near the rim of a terrestrial 
impact structure and is consistent with 
observations of such features on the Moon 
and Venus."

Also, a person can look at: "IMPACT  MELT 
ROCKS FROM  THE RIES  IMPACT  STRUCTURE,  
GERMANY:  PRELIMINARY  RESULTS O F AN 
ANALYTICAL SEM STUDY." at:

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2003/pdf/1719.pdf

Yours,

Paul
Baton Rouge, LA


		
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