The Chesapeake Bay Crater
Geology and Geophysics of a Late Eocene Submarine Impact Structure
Wylie Poag author Christian Koeberl author Wolf Uwe Reimold author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Published:9th Sep '03
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The authors have synthesized 16 years of geological and geophysical studies which document an 85-km-wide impact crater buried 500 m beneath Chesapeake Bay in south eastern Virginia, USA.
The authors have synthesized 16 years of geological and geophysical studies which document an 85-km-wide impact crater buried 500 m beneath Chesapeake Bay in south eastern Virginia, USA. In doing so, they have integrated extensive seismic reflection profiling and deep core drilling to analyze the structure, morphology, gravimetrics, sedimentology, petrology, geochemistry, and paleontology of this submarine structure. Of special interest are a detailed comparison with other terrestrial and extraterrestrial craters, as well as a conceptual model and computer simulation of the impact. The extensive illustrations encompass more than 150 line drawings and core photographs.
ISBN: 9783540404415
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1068g
523 pages
2004