Barringer — as a name may refer to: * Anthony R. Barringer (b. 1925), Canadian/American geophysicist and inventor * Daniel Barringer (geologist) (1860 1929), best known for proving the Meteor Crater to be an impact crater. * Daniel Laurens Barringer, (1788… … Wikipedia
Daniel Barringer (geologist) — For other persons named Daniel Barringer, see Daniel Barringer (disambiguation). Daniel Barringer Born May 25, 1860 Raleigh, North Carolina Died November 30, 1929, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania … Wikipedia
Anthony R. Barringer — Infobox Scientist image width = 150px name = Dr. Anthony R. Barringer birth date = Bda|1925|10|20 birth place = death date = death place = residence = United States citizenship = American nationality = Canadian field = Geophysics work institution … Wikipedia
Logan Medal — There is also a Logan Medal of the arts, awarded by the Chicago Arts Institute.The Logan Medal is the highest award of the Geological Association of Canada. Named after Sir William Edmond Logan, noted 19th century Canadian geologist. It is… … Wikipedia
Meteor Crater — For meteorite created craters in general, see Impact crater. Barringer Crater redirects here. For the crater on the Moon, see Barringer (lunar crater). Meteor Crater Also known as Barringer Crater … Wikipedia
Eugene Merle Shoemaker — Infobox Scientist name = Eugene Merle Shoemaker box width = image width =250px caption = Eugene Shoemaker at a stereoscopic microscope used for asteroid discovery birth date = April 28, 1928 birth place = Los Angeles, California death date = July … Wikipedia
Impact event — Artist s impression of a major impact event. The collision between Earth and an asteroid a few kilometers in diameter may release as much energy as several million nuclear weapons detonating simultaneously. An impact event is the collision of a… … Wikipedia
Meteoritical Society — The Meteoritical Society is a non profit scholarly organization founded in 1933 to promote research and education in planetary science with emphasis on studies of meteorites and other extraterrestrial materials that further our understanding of… … Wikipedia
Christian Koeberl — (* February 18 1959 in Vienna) is a professor of impact research and planetary geology at the University of Vienna, Austria, and director general of the Natural History Museum in Vienna. He is best known for his research on meteorite impact… … Wikipedia
Impact crater — The prominent impact crater Tycho on the Moon. In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body. In most common usage,… … Wikipedia
