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Elements of the Chicxulub Impact Structure as Revealed in SRTM and Surface GPS Topographic DataPope et al. [1] utilized the elevations from the Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) gravity data files to show that the main component of the surface expression of the Chicxulub Impact Structure is a roughly semi-circular, lowrelief depression about 90 km in diameter. They also identified other topographic features and the elements of the buried impact, which possibly led to the development of these features. These are summarized in Table 1. Kinsland et al. [2] presented a connection between these topographic anomalies, small gravity anomalies and buried structure of the impact. Very recently we have acquired digital topography data from NASA s Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). Our subset covers 6 square degrees from 20deg N 91degW to 22deg N 88degW (corner to corner) with a pixel size of about 90m. This area includes all of the identified portion of the crater on land.
Document ID
20030111370
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kinsland, Gary L.
(Louisiana Univ. Lafayette, LA, United States)
Sanchez, Gary
(Louisiana Univ. Lafayette, LA, United States)
Kobrick, Michael
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Cardador, Manuel Hurtado
(Instituto Mexicano de Petroleo Mexico City, Mexico)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV
Subject Category
Geosciences (General)
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