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Geology, geophysics, and petrology of impact structures (meteorite impact craters) with special
focus on the Azuara and Rubielos de la Cérida impact structures (Spain)
http://www.impact-structures.com/
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Chicxulub Scientific Drilling Program
Multinational program to obtain and study core samples.
http://www.icdp-online.de/sites/chicxulub/news/news.html
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Terrestrial Impact Craters
Background information, images, list of craters, references.
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/tercrate.htm
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A 'Smoking Gun' for Dinosaur Extinction
NASA JPL article on the Chicxulub crater. An image from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission shows
an elevation feature of the crater. The article gives background information and interpretation of
the image.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/earth/features/chicxulub.cfm
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Lonar Crater
A 2km diameter impact crater in India. Background information, tourism, scientific literature,
student guide.
http://lonarcrater.com
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Crater
A program that relates crater size to projectile size.
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/tekton/crater.html
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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Barringer Crater on Earth
Aerial photograph.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990711.html
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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Manicouagan Impact Crater on Earth
Image taken from space shuttle Columbia in 1983.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001213.html
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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Impact: 65 Million Years Ago
Computer rendering of Chicxulub crater, from gravity and magnetic field data.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000226.html
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ICE 2002 - Iturralde Crater Expedition
Multimedia journal of a NASA organized expedition to a probable impact crater in the Bolivian
Amazon. Background information, daily journal entries, educational materials, science data.
http://www.blueiceonline.org/blueweb/ice2002.html
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Why are impact craters always round?
The answer given in an article from Scientific American.
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=000DBCF7-C08B-1C71-9EB7809EC588F2D7
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Impact craters in Finland
List of craters in Finland, separate list of craters on Earth.
http://www.netppl.fi/~jarmom/geo/imp/fincrat_e.htm
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What are Impact Craters?
Explanation of crater formation and associated effects in surrounding area.
http://spaceguard.ias.rm.cnr.it/tumblingstone/issues/num4/craters2.htm
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Impact Craters of the Earth
Overview of crater formation.
http://www.meteor.co.nz/aug96_2.html
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Earth Impact Craters
Background, list of craters.
http://exobio.ucsd.edu/Space_Sciences/earth_impact_craters.htm
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Impact Craters on Earth
Map of crater locations in Canada, crater images, explanation and images of rock altered by impact.
http://miac.uqac.ca/MIAC/impact.htm
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Geology 376 - 2001 Field Trip
Travelogue of a geology class field trip to the Barringer meteor crater. Images, crater
description, topographic map.
http://members.tripod.com/reubs376_2001/
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Traces of Catastrophe
Online book. Detailed introduction and overview of impact processes, crater formation, and shock
metamorphism.
http://cass.jsc.nasa.gov/publications/books/CB-954/CB-954.intro.html
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Meteor Crater
Images and short explanations of geologic features near the rim of the Barringer meteor crater.
http://www.meteorite.com/meteor_crater/
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Meteor Crater
Official site for the visitors center at the Barringer meteor crater. Short history, animations,
visitor information.
http://www.meteorcrater.com/
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Three Craters in Israel
Investigates the possibility they have been caused by comet fragments.
http://www.gsanctuary.com/3craters.html
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Terrestrial Impact Cratering and Its Environmental Effects
World map of impact sites, details on the Chicxulub site, and details on environmental effects of
impacts.
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/SIC/impact_cratering/intro/
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Reuben Johnson's K/T Expedition -- 2001
Background info on the Chicxulub impact crater at the K/T (Cretaceous/Tertiary) boundary with
photos of the 2001 NASA/Planetary Society expedition to Belize and Mexico to study and gather
ejecta samples.
http://members.tripod.com/reubskt53715/
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Terrestrial Impact Craters
Text describing formation of impact craters. Images, glossary.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/slidesets/craters.html
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Terrestrial Impact Investigations
Images and descriptions of craters in Africa, research activities of the terrestrial impact
cratering research group of the University of the Witwatersrand.
http://www.wits.ac.za/science/geology/crater_research.htm
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Earth Impact Database
Crater names, location, size, and age. Background information, images, FAQ.
http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/
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