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Henbury Craters and Meteorites: Their Discovery, History and Study
Svend Buhl
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Paperback. Henbury Craters and Meteorites Series: Geoguide. Num Pages: 160 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, 87 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; RBGD; RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 228.
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 rock material, comparable to those seen around craters on the Moon, were observed. As such it was one of the primary observation sites associated with the science of meteoritics in its infancy. In this work the authors present previously unpublished documents covering early research at the ... Read more
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 rock material, comparable to those seen around craters on the Moon, were observed. As such it was one of the primary observation sites associated with the science of meteoritics in its infancy. In this work the authors present previously unpublished documents covering early research at the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Geoguide
Condition
New
Weight
227g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319039541
SKU
V9783319039541
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