In the geological sciences it has only recently been recognized how important the process of
impact cratering is on a planetary scale, where it is commonly the most important surface …

We report results of an interdisciplinary project devoted to the 26 km‐diameter Ries crater
and to the genesis of suevite. Recent laboratory analyses of “crater suevite” occurring within …

It has long been suggested that hydrothermal systems might have provided habitats for the
origin and evolution of early life on Earth, and possibly other planets such as Mars. In this …

Highly expanded Cretaceous–Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary section from the Chicxulub peak
ring, recovered by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)–International Continental …

Carbonates are key minerals for understanding ancient Martian environments because they
are indicators of potentially habitable, neutral‐to‐alkaline water and may be an important …

Impact cratering is one of the most fundamental processes responsible for shaping the
surfaces of solid planetary bodies. One of the principal characteristics of impact events is the …

Abstract 40 Ar/39 Ar dating of specimens of moldavite, the formation of which is linked to the
Ries impact in southern Germany, with a latest-generation ARGUS VI multi-collector mass …

This chapter is dedicated to H. Jay Melosh who tragically passed away during this endeavor.
From his earliest publications on the concept of acoustic fluidization, to the publication of his …

Abstract Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity discovered sediments with layered structures
thought to be unique to aqueous deposition and with minerals attributed to evaporation of an …

We modeled the differentiation of the South Pole–Aitken (SPA) impact melt sheet to
determine whether noritic lithologies observed within SPA formed as a result of the impact …