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Precambrian Asteroid Impacts

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The Asteroid Impact Connection of Planetary Evolution

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Further to the few very large Precambrian impact structures identified (Maniitsoq, Yarrabubba, Vredefort, Sudbury), the application of geochemical, mineralogical and isotopic criteria to the study of impact ejecta allows documentation of large part of the early terrestrial impact record, yet it is suggested the known impacts constitute the ‘tip of the iceberg’ relative to the complete impact record.

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Glikson, A.Y. (2013). Precambrian Asteroid Impacts. In: The Asteroid Impact Connection of Planetary Evolution. SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6328-9_8

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