Upon realizing that current horizontal motion of tectonic plates in the Central and North American region is
circumferential to the Chixculub impact (~65 Mya), I began investigating what it known about planetary
tectonic processes stemming from bolide impacts.

Past studies of impact tectonics have focused on impact cratering and tectonic strains near the crater.
Little is known about far-field body strains sustained by the host from the shock of impact or
long-lasting geodynamic processes stemming from impact and utilizing tectonic structures
imparted by collosion. This site is being developed to collate references for and links to
the existing knowledge base and delve into uncharted realms of impact tectonics.

Original illustrations and maps by Gregory C. Herman are denoted with the
impacttectonics.org icon or  URL reference www.impacttectonics.org.

G.C. Herman  Fenruaryr 2008, Flemington, New Jersey, USA

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