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Henbury Craters and Meteorites Their Discovery, History and Study

In 1931, the cluster of craters at Henbury Cattle Station south of Alice Springs in Central Australia was one of the first places on Earth where a group of impact structures could definitely be linked to the fall of iron meteorites. It was also the first place where radial rays and loops of ejected...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Buhl, Svend, McColl, Don (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2015, 2015
Edition:2nd ed. 2015
Series:GeoGuide
Subjects:
Geology
Space Sciences
Historical Geology
Popular Science In Astronomy
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration And Astronautics)
Astronomy
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Early Pioneers
  • Alderman'S Survey
  • Iron Harvest
  • "Meteorite in a Crater"
  • Bedford'S Morphological Studies
  • Geography & Topography
  • Henbury Metallurgy
  • McColl'S Distribution Map
  • Atmospheric Breakup
  • Fragmentation on Impact
  • Henbury Impactites
  • Other Holocene Impacts
  • Kamil Crater
  • Whitecourt Crater
  • Henbury: Re-Evaluation Of Evidence
  • Henbury in the Aboriginal Tradition And Culture
  • Dating of the Impact and Total Known Weight
  • The Present Crater Reserve

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