Databases of earthly impact structures
Databases terrestrial impact structures recorded traces of impact ( impact ) of celestial bodies (eg. As meteoroids , asteroids or comets ) on the Earth. There are several databases around the world that differ in scope, structure and search function.
Earth Impact Database - Planetary and Space Science Center (PASSC), Canada
Earth Impact Database is a database maintained by the University of New Brunswick (Canada), has existed in its current form since 2001 and contains over 190 confirmed impact structures.
Expert Database on Earth Impact Structures (EDEIS) - Tsunami Laboratory, Russia
The database maintained by the Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics, Tsunami Laboratory, Novosibirsk , Russia, has a scope of over 1140 structures in 5 categories:
- proven
- probable
- possible
- doubtful
- false entry.
Impact Structures of the World - database by Jarmo Molianen, Finland
The database maintained by Jarmo Molanen, Finland, lists over 375 impact structures in several categories:
- Fully Proved
- Candidates
- Suggested
- Discredeted.
Web links
- Earth Impact Database - Planetary and Space Science Center (PASSC), Canada
- Expert Database on Earth Impact Structures (EDEIS) - Tsunami Institute, Russia
- Impact Structures of the World - www.somerikko.net by Jarmo Moilanen, Finland