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Guidebook to the Geology of Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona (a.k.a. Meteor Crater) 2nd edition

by David A. Kring
©2017, Lunar and Planetary Institute
LPI Contribution No. 2040

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Contents

• Front matter (695 K)
• Chapter 1:  Introduction (3.57 MB)
• Chapter 2:  Target Stratigraphy (12.5 MB)
• Chapter 3:  Pre-impact Structure (2.36 MB)
• Chapter 4:  Barringer Meteorite Impact Crater (15.3 MB)
• Chapter 5:  Shock Metamorphism and Impact Melting (6.10 MB)
• Chapter 6:  Crater Rim Uplift and Crater Wall Collapse (6.50 MB)
• Chapter 7:  Overturned Rim Sequence (4.49 MB)
• Chapter 8:  Distribution of Ejecta (15.1 MB)
• Chapter 9:  Projectile (3.35 MB)
• Chapter 10:  Trajectory (171 K)
• Chapter 11:  Energy of Impact (165 K)
• Chapter 12:  Age of the Crater (169 K)
• Chapter 13:  Environmental Effects of the Impact (1.73 MB)
• Chapter 14:  Post-Impact Lake and Volcanic Ash Deposits (8.50 MB)
• Chapter 15:  Post-Impact Erosion and Sedimentation (14.5 MB)
• Chapter 16: Modern Atmospheric Conditions at the Crater (1.89 MB)

Trail Guides

• Aerial View and Trail Guide Routes (3.70 MB)
• Chapter 17: Crater Rim East Trail Guide (19.0 MB)
• Chapter 18: Crater Rim West Trail Guide (16.3 MB)
• Chapter 19: Crater Floor Trail Guide (30.2 MB)
• Bibliography (266 K)

See also:

• A 3D anaglyph of Meteor Crater
• Airborne LiDAR of Meteor Crater and the Surrounding Landscape
• Laser Scanning of Meteor Crater's Interior and Western Ejecta Field
• Landsat Images of Meteor Crater
• SEBASS Data for Meteor Crater
• A 3D Flyover of Meteor Crater
• Integrated ArcGIS-compatible Meteor Crater Map Package
• Strike and Dip Data for Sedimentary Bedding Planes and Fracture Systems at Meteor Crater
• MODIS Satellite Imagery
• Geologic Map of Meteor Crater
• Space Shuttle and International Space Station Images of Meteor Crater
• Laboratory Exercise:  Using ISS Image to Measure Crater Depth and Rim Height
• Meteorological Measurements of Atmospheric Conditions at Meteor Crater
• Controversy and Enlightenment:  The Works of Grove Karl Gilbert and Daniel Moreau Barringer
• Classic Geologic Guidebook by Eugene M. Shoemaker and Susan W. Kieffer
• Animations of the Impact Blast Zone

Other Editions

• First edition of the guidebook (2007)
• French translation of seven chapters in the second edition (2017)

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