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GSA Special Papers
Large Meteorite Impacts III
Author(s)
Geological Society of America

Volume
384
Copyright:
Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America
ISBN print:
9780813723846
Publication date:
January 01, 2005
Book Chapter
Original diameter and depth of erosion of the Popigai impact crater, Russia
Author(s)
V.L. Masaitis
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V.L. Masaitis
1
Karpinsky Geological Institute, 199106 Sredny prospekt 74, St. Petersburg, Russia
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M.V. Naumov
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M.V. Naumov
1
Karpinsky Geological Institute, 199106 Sredny prospekt 74, St. Petersburg, Russia
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M.S. Mashchak
M.S. Mashchak
1
Karpinsky Geological Institute, 199106 Sredny prospekt 74, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Published:January 01, 2005
Previous and recent geological, topographic, drilling, and geophysical data are summarized to acknowledge the 100 km original size of the relatively young and well-preserved multi-ring Popigai impact structure and to estimate the depth of its erosion. The relics of the bedrock rim are traced in the northern and western sectors of the crater, allowing the correct evaluation of the crater diameter. The depth of erosion varies in different crater sectors and concentric zones from 50 to 100 m to 300 m. The most significant erosion occurred on the crater rim. The crater rim has a complex inner structure and is...
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