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Backyard bolides: Finding a buried impact crater

January 1, 1998

Geologist Wylie Poag explains how he happened to find a major impact crater buried beneath Chesapeake Bay.

Publication Year 1998
Title Backyard bolides: Finding a buried impact crater
Authors C. Wylie Poag
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title The Planetary Report
Index ID 70196054
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center