Overview
Impact cratering is an important geological process on all solid planetary bodies, and, in the case of Earth, may have had major climatic and biological effects. Most terrestrial impact craters have been erased or modified beyond recognition. However, major impacts throw ejecta over large areas of the Earth's surface. Recognition of these impact ejecta layers can help fill in the gaps in the terrestrial cratering record and at the same time provide direct correlation between major impacts and other geological events, such as climatic changes and mass extinctions. This book provides the first summary of known distal impact ejecta layers
Full Product Details
Author: Billy P. Glass ,
Bruce M. Simonson
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2013
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 3.70cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 1.480kg
ISBN: 9783662501269
ISBN 10: 3662501260
Pages: 716
Publication Date: 23 August 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
From the reviews: This book is an intensely detailed examination of what scientists know about ejecta layers in the sedimentary record, from Earth s earliest rocks through the modern era. A historical section at the end is especially useful to geologists sorting out how impacts have influenced physical and biological evolution. This book is a must have for anyone interested in impact history and theory. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. (M. A. Wilson, Choice, Vol. 50 (11), July, 2013)
From the reviews: This book is an intensely detailed examination of what scientists know about ejecta layers in the sedimentary record, from Earth's earliest rocks through the modern era. ... A historical section at the end is especially useful to geologists sorting out how impacts have influenced physical and biological evolution. ... This book is a must have for anyone interested in impact history and theory. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. (M. A. Wilson, Choice, Vol. 50 (11), July, 2013)
From the reviews: “This book is an intensely detailed examination of what scientists know about ejecta layers in the sedimentary record, from Earth’s earliest rocks through the modern era. … A historical section at the end is especially useful to geologists sorting out how impacts have influenced physical and biological evolution. … This book is a must have for anyone interested in impact history and theory. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.” (M. A. Wilson, Choice, Vol. 50 (11), July, 2013)
From the reviews: This book is an intensely detailed examination of what scientists know about ejecta layers in the sedimentary record, from Earth's earliest rocks through the modern era. ... A historical section at the end is especially useful to geologists sorting out how impacts have influenced physical and biological evolution. ... This book is a must have for anyone interested in impact history and theory. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. (M. A. Wilson, Choice, Vol. 50 (11), July, 2013)
