Impact Cratering: A Geologic Process

Themes in the study of impact cratering Crater morphology Stress waves in solids Cratering mechanics: contact and compression stage Ejecta deposits Scaling of crater dimensions Cratering mechanics: modification stage Multiring basins Cratered landscapes Atmospheric interactions Impact cratering and planetary evolution Appendix I: Derivation of the Hugoniot equations Appendix II: Equations of the state for impact cratering General bibliography Index.