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Oceanic mega-impacts and crustal evolution

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1999

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Glikson, Andrew

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Geological Society of America Inc

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Lunar mare crater counts, the terrestrial impact flux, and astronomical observations of asteroids and comets define a consistent impact rate of 4-6 · 10-15 km-2 · yr-1 within the inner solar system since the end of the late heavy bombardment -3.8 Ga. Co

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Keywords: Astronomical observation; Crater sizes; Cretaceous-tertiary boundary; Crustal evolution; Cumulative number; East African Rift; Geochemical anomaly; Impact spherules; Isotopic age; Isotopic dating; Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary; Late heavy bombardment; Magm

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/93904

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Open Access Research

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Geology

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