Widespread impact-generated porosity in early planetary crusts

Sean E. Wiggins; Brandon C. Johnson; Gareth S. Collins; H. Jay Melosh; Simone Marchi

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32445-3

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Widespread impact-generated porosity in early planetary crusts

Sean E. Wiggins,
Brandon C. Johnson,
Gareth S. Collins,
H. Jay Melosh,
Simone Marchi

Affiliations

Sean E. Wiggins: Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University
Brandon C. Johnson: Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University
Gareth S. Collins: Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London
H. Jay Melosh: Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University
Simone Marchi: Southwest Research Institute

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32445-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Large impacts can create deep lying porosity far away from the crater. This result explains GRAIL’s findings and suggests impacts could support widespread fluid circulation, which has implications for habitable environments on early Earth and Mars.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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