num_pages: 120
description: The book Traces of Catastrophe: A Handbook of Shock-Metamorphic Effects in Terrestrial Meteorite Impact Structures, or more commonly shortened to Traces of Catastrophe, was written by Bevan M. French of the Smithsonian Institution. It is a comprehensive technical reference on the science of impact craters. It was published in 1998 by the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), which is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA).The book has become very influential in the field of impact crater research, appearing as a common reference for papers and web sites on the topic.
language: English
title: Traces of Catastrophe: A Handbook of Shock-Metamorphic Effects in Terrestrial Meteorite Impact Structures
publisher: Lunar and Planetary Institute