Geologic, geomorphic, tectonic, and paleoclimatic controls on the distribution and preservation of Chicxulub distal ejecta: A global perspective

S James, SR Chandran, J Aswathi, D Padmakumar… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary (KPB), the only known global impact ejecta
layer, resulted from the 66 million years ago Chicxulub Impact Event. KPB is well …

The martian crustal magnetic field

A Mittelholz, CL Johnson - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mars' crustal magnetic field holds information on the planet's interior evolution and exterior
processes that have modified the crust. Crustal magnetization records an ancient dynamo …

Early crustal processes revealed by the ejection site of the oldest martian meteorite

A Lagain, S Bouley, B Zanda, K Miljković… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The formation and differentiation of the crust of Mars in the first tens of millions of years after
its accretion can only be deciphered from incredibly limited records. The martian breccia …

Formation, preservation and extinction of high-pressure minerals in meteorites: temperature effects in shock metamorphism and shock classification

J Hu, TG Sharp - Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 2022 - Springer
The goal of classifying shock metamorphic features in meteorites is to estimate the
corresponding shock pressure conditions. However, the temperature variability of shock …

Seismically detected cratering on Mars: Enhanced recent impact flux?

IJ Daubar, RF Garcia, AE Stott, B Fernando… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Seismic observations of impacts on Mars indicate a higher impact flux than previously
measured. Using six confirmed seismic impact detections near the NASA InSight lander and …

MC-UNet: Martian crater segmentation at semantic and instance levels using u-net-based convolutional neural network

D Chen, F Hu, PT Mathiopoulos, Z Zhang… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Crater recognition on Mars is of paramount importance for many space science applications,
such as accurate planetary surface age dating and geological mapping. Such recognition is …

Shock-recovered maskelynite indicates low-pressure ejection of shergottites from Mars

J Hu, PD Asimow, Y Liu, C Ma - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Diaplectic feldspathic glass, commonly known as maskelynite, is a widely used impact
indicator, notably for shergottites, whose shock conditions are keys to their geochemistry …

Automatic mapping of small lunar impact craters using LRO‐NAC images

JH Fairweather, A Lagain, K Servis… - Earth and Space …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Impact craters are the most common feature on the Moon's surface. Crater size–frequency
distributions provide critical insight into the timing of geological events, surface erosion …

The Global Context Camera (CTX) Mosaic of Mars: A product of information‐preserving image data processing

JL Dickson, BL Ehlmann, L Kerber… - Earth and space …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and its Context Camera (CTX) have acquired
more than 100,000 separate panchromatic images that capture nearly the entire surface of …

Lunar surface model age derivation: Comparisons between automatic and human crater counting using LRO‐NAC and Kaguya TC images

JH Fairweather, A Lagain, K Servis… - Earth and Space …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dating young lunar surfaces, such as impact ejecta blankets and terrains associated with
recent volcanic activities, provides critical information on the recent events that shaped the …