北海で20キロメートルの直径の多輪衝突構造
Simon A Stewart1, Philip J Allen
1BP plc, Burnside Road, Dyce, Aberdeen AB21 7PB, UK. stewartsa1@bp.com
Nature
|August 2, 2002
まとめ
北海で,10つの同心円環を持つ20km幅の衝撃構造が発見されました. この発見は,地上の惑星のこのような衝突クレーターの形成に関する以前の仮定に異議を唱える.
科学分野:
- 地質学 地質学 地質学
- 惑星科学は惑星科学である.
- インパクトクラテリング (インパクトクラテリング)
背景:
- 地上の衝突クレーターは,しばしば侵食され,保存状態が悪い.
- 以前の研究では,小規模な多環衝突構造は,地上の惑星ではありそうにないことを示唆していた.
研究 の 目的:
- 北海で新たに発見された多輪衝突構造を記述するために.
- この衝撃構造の形成と保存を分析する.
主な方法:
- 三次元地震反射データの分析.
- クレータ紀のチョークとジュラ紀のシェールにおける同心輪構造のマッピング.
主要な成果:
- 20キロメートルの直径の衝突構造が発見され,少なくとも10個の同心輪が発見された.
- この構造は,三次期の層の下では保存状態が良好で,その年代は6000万~6500万年前とされています.
- 断層に囲まれたグラブン構造として識別された同心円環は,衝撃後の拡張を収容します.
結論:
- この規模の多環衝突構造の形成は,地上の惑星でも可能である.
- リング構造は,弱い岩層の分離によって形成された可能性が高い.
- この発見は,インパクトクレーター形成プロセスに関する新しい洞察を提供します.
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