RESOURCES


WEBLINKS

Here are links to other sources of information about impact craters, the cratering process, or planetary science. We invite you to visit these sites if you need supplemental information. Enjoy!

Solar Views
Pictures of planets, moons, and other objects, along with other information about our solar system

Earth Impact Database
A compilation of information about impact craters by researchers at the Geological Survey of Canada since 1985

Terrestrial Impact Craters and their Environmental Effects
A fun, comprehensive website about the impact cratering process by the University of Arizona's Department of Planetary Science, Lunar and Planetary Lab.

Impact Field Studies Group
A group dedicated to discussing field-based impact geology, visiting confirmed and/or suspected impact sites, and offering field work opportunities to students in planetary science.

Movies of Meteor Crater
A site maintained by Marvin Simkin at Arizona State University with fly-by movies and other animations of Meteor Crater in northern Arizona.

 

DOWNLOADS

** Impact Rock Kits **

Download 2004 AGU poster in PDF format (full size) Explanation sheet of the rocks in our Impact Rock Kits  Full-size PDF of 2005 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference posterPDF  760 Kb


** Background information on Impact Cratering **

Download 2004 AGU poster in PDF format (half size) Slideshow -- Terrestrial Impact Structures presented at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum  Powerpoint slideshow on Terrestrial Impact Structures presented at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum Powerpoint 8.3 Mb

Download 2004 AGU poster in PDF format (half size) Slideshow -- The Environmental Effects of Large Impacts, lecture material adapted from an undergraduate level course in science  Powerpoint slideshow on Terrestrial Impact Structures presented at the Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum Powerpoint 5.0 Mb

Download 2004 AGU poster in PDF format (half size) Paper -- Osinski G. R. 2006. The geological record of meteorite impacts. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Impact Cratering in the Solar System, European Space Agency Special Publication SP-612 (CD-ROM) Full-size PDF of 2005 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference posterPDF  4.0 Mb

Download 2004 AGU poster in PDF format (half size) Paper -- Pierazzo E. 2006. Numerical Modeling of Impact Cratering. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Impact Cratering in the Solar System, European Space Agency Special Publication SP-612 (CD-ROM) Full-size PDF of 2005 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference posterPDF  790 Kb


** Professional presentations about this website and our education outreach **

Download 2004 AGU poster in PDF format (full size) Poster -- 2004 American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting  Full-size PDF of 2004 American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting posterPDF [59" x 40"] 24 Mb  Half-size PDF of 2004 American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting posterPDF [30" x 20"] 6.5 Mb

Download 2004 AGU poster in PDF format (full size) Abstract -- 2005 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference  Full-size PDF of 2005 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference posterPDF  230 Kb

Download 2004 AGU poster in PDF format (full size) Poster -- 2005 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference  Full-size PDF of 2005 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference posterPDF [41" x 41"] 20.6 Mb  Half-size PDF of 2005 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference posterPDF [20.5" x 20.5"] 7.6 Mb

Download 2004 AGU poster in PDF format (full size) Abstract -- 2007 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference  Full-size PDF of 2005 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference posterPDF  60 Kb


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