The formation of impact craters is a highly dynamic and complex process that subjects the
impacted target rocks to numerous types of deformation mechanisms. Understanding and …

More than 50 years of space and planetary exploration and concomitant studies of terrestrial
impact structures have demonstrated that impact cratering has been a fundamental process …

Meteoroid impacts shape planetary surfaces by forming new craters and alter atmospheric
composition. During atmospheric entry and impact on the ground, meteoroids excite …

Before the origin of simple cellular life, the building blocks of RNA (nucleotides) had to form
and polymerize in favorable environments on early Earth. At this time, meteorites and …

We have assembled data on 13 cases of meteorite falls with accurate tracking data on
atmospheric passage. In all cases, we estimate the bulk strength of the object corresponding …

The MEMIN research unit (Multidisciplinary Experimental and Modeling Impact research
Network) is focused on analyzing experimental impact craters and experimental cratering …

Over the past few decades, it has become increasingly clear that the impact of interplanetary
bodies on other planetary bodies is one of the most ubiquitous and important geological …

Advancements in space exploration and sample return technology present a unique
opportunity to leverage sample return capsules (SRCs) towards studying atmospheric entry …

Abstract The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis suggests that multiple extraterrestrial
airbursts or impacts resulted in the Younger Dryas cooling, extensive wildfires, megafaunal …

Planetesimals in the primordial disc may have experienced a collisional cascade. If so, the
comet nuclei later placed in the Kuiper belt, scattered disc, and Oort Cloud would primarily …