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| Title |
First known Terrestrial Impact of a Binary Asteroid from a Main Belt Breakup Event
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Scientific Reports, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1038/srep06724 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jens Ormö, Erik Sturkell, Carl Alwmark, Jay Melosh |
| Abstract |
Approximately 470 million years ago one of the largest cosmic catastrophes occurred in our solar system since the accretion of the planets. A 200-km large asteroid was disrupted by a collision in the Main Asteroid Belt, which spawned fragments into Earth crossing orbits. This had tremendous consequences for the meteorite production and cratering rate during several millions of years following the event. The 7.5-km wide Lockne crater, central Sweden, is known to be a member of this family. We here provide evidence that Lockne and its nearby companion, the 0.7-km diameter, contemporaneous, Målingen crater, formed by the impact of a binary, presumably 'rubble pile' asteroid. This newly discovered crater doublet provides a unique reference for impacts by combined, and poorly consolidated projectiles, as well as for the development of binary asteroids. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 19 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 21% |
| Germany | 3 | 16% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 11% |
| Argentina | 1 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 5% |
| Greece | 1 | 5% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 6 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 74% |
| Scientists | 3 | 16% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 18 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 17 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 5 | 28% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 28% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 11% |
| Unknown | 2 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 8 | 44% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 17% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 1 | 6% |
| Chemistry | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 5 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 487. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 May 2023.
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#54,718
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#791
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#416
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