The study of impact crater geology and shock metamorphism offers a vital window into the extreme conditions that have shaped planetary surfaces. Impact events, whether from solitary projectiles or ...

Mar. 3—What do a Naval officer, a geologist and a university professor have in common? They all have newly discovered minerals in New Mexico named after them. Ray DeMark, a former Albuquerque Public ...

Meteorites offer a unique natural archive of high-pressure processes induced by impact events that subject materials to extreme pressures and temperatures within fractions of a second. These ...