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Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater - Geophysical Survey
O'Neill, C. and Heine, C., 2005, Reconstructing the Wolfe Creek meteorite impact: Deep structure of the crater and effects on target rock, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 52(4-5):699-709January 2001 DOI: 10.1080/08120090500170450 - Article on ResearchGate.
Abstract:
The Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater is an impact structure 880 m in diameter, located in the Tanami Desert near Halls Creek, Western Australia. The crater formed 12.0 m, a crater formation time of 3.34 s, and an energy of impact of ∼0.235 Mt of TNT. We also use the distribution of shocked quartz in the target rock (Devonian sandstones) to reconstruct the shock loading conditions of the impact. The estimated maximum pressures at the crater rim were between 5.59 and 5.81 GPa. We also use a Simplified Arbitrary Langrangian–Eulerian hydrocode (SALE 2) to simulate the propagation of shock waves through a material described by a Tillotson equation of state. Using the deformational and PT constraints of the Wolfe Creek crater, we estimate the maximum pressures, and the shock-wave attenuation, of this medium-sized impact.
Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater mapping 2004
Pictures from geophysical fieldwork in the Wolfe Creek Meteorite crater with Craig O'Neill
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| id | symbol | latitude | longitude | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfe Creek Meteorite Impact Crater geophysical survey 2003 | ||||
| 1 |  |
-19.17181º | 129.79545º | Wolfe Creek Meterorite Crater |
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