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Impact structure

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22 Aug

Impact structure

by Patrick Hill

A roughly circular geological structure caused by impact, irrespective of its state of preservation.

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  • About
    • Activities & Resources
    • Courses
  • Impact Craters
    • Impact Cratering Process
    • Impact Products
    • Impact-Induced Hydrothermal Activity
    • Economic Deposits and Impact Craters
    • Impact Crater Database
    • Glossary of Terms
  • The Threat
  • Fireballs
    • Why We Study Fireballs?
    • Western Meteor Group’s Southern Ontario Meteor Network
  • Meteorites
    • Stony Meteorites
    • Stony-Iron and Iron Meteorites
    • Meteorite Collection
    • Think you’ve found a meteorite?
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