一个直径20公里的多环撞击结构在北海
Simon A Stewart1, Philip J Allen
1BP plc, Burnside Road, Dyce, Aberdeen AB21 7PB, UK. stewartsa1@bp.com
Nature
|August 2, 2002
概括
在北海发现了一个保存良好的20公里宽的冲击结构,有十个同心环. 这一发现挑战了以前关于陆地行星上这种撞击坑的形成的假设.
科学领域:
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 行星科学 行星科学
- 冲击石坑的形成
背景情况:
- 陆地撞击坑往往被侵蚀,保存不良.
- 以前的研究表明,小规模的多环撞击结构在陆地行星上不太可能存在.
研究的目的:
- 描述一个新发现的多环撞击结构在北海.
- 分析这种冲击结构的形成和保存.
主要方法:
- 对三维地震反射数据的分析.
- 在白纪石灰和罗纪页岩中绘制同心环状结构的地图.
主要成果:
- 发现了一个直径20公里的撞击结构,至少有十个同心环.
- 该结构在三级层下保存良好,可追溯到6000万-6500万年前.
- 标识为断层边界石结构的同心圆环,可以容纳撞击后的延伸.
结论:
- 这种规模的多环撞击结构的形成是可能的,即使在陆地行星上也是如此.
- 环状结构很可能是通过在弱岩层上的脱落而形成的.
- 这一发现为撞击坑形成过程提供了新的见解.
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