Melt production in large-scale impact events: Calculations of impact-melt volumes and crater scaling
M. J. Cintala, Richard A. F. Grieve
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M. J. Cintala, Richard A. F. Grieve
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Along with an apparent convergence in estimates of impact-melt volumes produced during planetary impact events, intensive efforts at deriving scaling relationships for crater dimensions have also yielded results. It is now possible to examine a variety of phenomena associated with impact-melt production during large cratering events and apply them to planetary problems. This contribution describes a method of combining calculations of impact-melt production with crater scaling to investigate the relationship between the two.
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Along with an apparent convergence in estimates of impact-melt volumes produced during planetary impact events, intensive efforts at deriving scaling relationships for crater dimensions have also yielded results. It is now possible to examine a variety of phenomena associated with impact-melt production during large cratering events and apply them to planetary problems. This contribution describes a method of combining calculations of impact-melt production with crater scaling to investigate the relationship between the two.
Key concepts: Impact crater, Scaling, Scale (ratio), Production (economics), Convergence (economics), Geology, Environmental science, Astrobiology