Satellite Spots Massive Asteroid Impact Crater in China
Though missing some of its rim, the recently discovered
impact site is clearly recognizable from above.
By Isaac Schultz, Gizmodo,
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Young Impact Crater Uncovered in Yilan, China
By Sara E. Pratt, SciTechDaily, March 3, 022
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The papers are:
Chen, M., Xie, X., Xiao, W. and Tan, D., 2019. Yilan crater, a
newly identified impact structure in northeast China. Chinese
Science Bulletin, 65(10), pp.948-954.
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Chen, M., Koeberl, C., Tan, D., Ding, P., Xiao, W., Wang, N.,
Chen, Y. and Xie, X., 2021. Yilan crater, China: Evidence for
an origin by meteorite impact. Meteoritics & Planetary Science,
56(7), pp.1274-1292.
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Xie Xiande, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Yours,
Paul H.
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