Terrestrial impact structures as geoheritage: an assessment method of their scientific value and its application to Brazil

ABSTRACT Terrestrial impact structures are geological and geomorphological features with particular importance to understand the history and evolution of the planet. Impact structures are scattered around the world but in many countries these features are under threat, essentially due to anthropic f...

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Main Authors: JOANA P. SÁNCHEZ, JOSÉ B.R. BRILHA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652017000300825&lng=en&tlng=en