Impact cratering: a geologic process

Abstract

This study of crater morphology examines the physics of impact cratering, the geologic processes associated with it, and its role in planetary evolution. The author outlines landmark events in the history of impact cratering and places modern developments in historical perspective. Chapters include: themes in the study of impact cratering; crater morphology; stress waves in solids; ejecta deposits; cratering mechanics; multiring basins; cratered landscapes; atmospheric interactions; and planetary evolution.