[meteorite-list] Impact Origin of Archean Cratons

From: Paul <etchplain_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 17:27:09 -0600
Message-ID: <566F504D.8080701_at_att.net>

Impact origin of archean cratons: Learning from Venus
PhysOrg, August 28, 2015
http://phys.org/news/2015-08-impact-archean-cratons-venus.html
http://www.sciencenewsline.com/news/2015082813370021.html

Hansen, V. L., 2015, Impact origin of Archean cratons
Lithosphere, October 2015, vol. 7, p0. 563-578, doi:10.1130/L371.1
http://lithosphere.geoscienceworld.org/content/7/5/563.abstract

a related paper is:

Ingle, S., and M. F. Coffin, 2004, Impact origin for the greater
Ontong Java Plateau?: Earth and Planetary Science Letters,
v. 218, p. 123?134, doi:10.1016/S0012-821X(03) 00629-0.

PDF file at:http://www.mantleplumes.org/WebDocuments/Ingle_Coffin_EPSL04.pdf
Also see http://www.mantleplumes.org/OJ_Impact.html

and

Hansen, V. L., 2006, Geologic constraints on crustal plateau
surface histories, Venus: The lava pond and bolide impact
hypotheses, Journal Geophysical Research. vol. 111,
E11010, 22 pp., doi:10.1029/2006JE002714.

PDF file at:
http://www.d.umn.edu/dees/research/planetaryLab/documents/HansenJGR06.pdf

Another article about extraterrestrial impacts:

Meteorite Impacts on Early Oceans May Have Created
DNA Building Blocks, Sci-News, August 18, 2015,
http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/chemistry/science-meteorite-impacts-oceans-dna-03143.html
http://www.astrobio.net/topic/origins/origin-and-evolution-of-life/meteorite-impacts-can-create-dna-building-blocks/

Furukawa Y., H. Nakazawa, T. Sekine T. Kobayashi, and T. Kakegawa,
2015, Nucleobases and amino acids formation through impacts of
meteorites on the early ocean. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
vol. 429, pp. 216?222.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X15004926


Yours,

Paul H.
Received on Mon 14 Dec 2015 06:27:09 PM PST