Virgil L. Sharpton

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Virgil L. Sharpton

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Virgil L. Sharpton's Degrees

Masters Physics Stanford University
Bachelors Physics California Institute of Technology

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According to Wikipedia, Virgil L. Sharpton is the Associate Director for Science at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston, Texas. Prior to joining the LPI in 2011, he was Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks . He is also the founder and former director of the Geographic Information Network of Alaska which provides access to university data and information services across the state.

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Virgil L. Sharpton's Published Works

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New links between the Chicxulub impact structure and the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary (1992) (276)
Global distribution and characteristics of coronae and related features on Venus: Implications for origin and relation to mantle processes (1992) (254)
Size and morphology of the Chicxulub impact crater (1997) (242)
Chicxulub Multiring Impact Basin: Size and Other Characteristics Derived from Gravity Analysis (1993) (203)
Global Catastrophes in Earth History: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Impacts, Volcanism, and Mass Mortality (1991) (175)
Variations in effective elastic thickness of the North American lithosphere (1990) (168)
U–Pb ages of single shocked zircons linking distal K/T ejecta to the Chicxulub crater (1993) (166)
The morphology and evolution of coronae on Venus (1992) (163)
Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution (1994) (159)
Geophysical models for the formation and evolution of coronae on Venus (1992) (133)
A model of the Chicxulub impact basin based on evaluation of geophysical data, well logs, and drill core samples (1996) (110)
Analysis of lake ice dynamics and morphology on Lake El'gygytgyn, NE Siberia, using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and Landsat (2002) (93)
Investigating a 65-Ma Old smoking gun: Deep drilling of the Chicxulub impact structure (2003) (78)
Evidence for a Meteoritic Component in Impact Melt Rock from the Chicxulub Structure (1994) (67)
Petrology of impact-melt rocks at the Chicxulub multiring basin, Yucatán, Mexico (1994) (63)
Venus surface mineralogy - Observational and theoretical constraints (1992) (62)
Outcrops on lunar crater rims: Implications for rim construction mechanisms, ejecta volumes and excavation depths (2014) (61)
Stratigraphy and structural evolution of Southern Mare Serenitatis: A reinterpretation based on Apollo Lunar Sounder Experiment data (1982) (58)
Impactites of the Yaxcopoil‐1 drilling site, Chicxulub impact structure: Petrography, geochemistry, and depositional environment (2004) (54)
Implications from stereo‐derived topography of Venusian impact craters (2000) (54)
Lunar mare ridges - Analysis of ridge-crater intersections and implications for the tectonic origin of mare ridges (1988) (46)
Horizontal gravity gradient - An aid to the definition of crustal structure in North America (1987) (41)
A perspective on the evidence for periodic cometary impacts on Earth (1985) (41)
Gravity patterns and Precambrian structure in the North American Central Plains (1987) (41)
Breccia formation at a complex impact crater: Slate Islands, Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada (1997) (39)
Shocked minerals and the K/T controversy (1990) (39)
Reverse polarity magnetized melt rocks from the cretaceous/tertiary chicxulub structure, Yucatan peninsula, Mexico (1994) (37)
Analysis of regional slope characteristics on Venus and earth. (1985) (35)
Iridium Metal in Chicxulub Impact Melt: Forensic Chemistry on the K-T Smoking Gun (1996) (35)
An improved shadow measurement technique for constraining the morphometry of simple impact craters (2002) (34)
Fine‐scale Venusian topography from Magellan stereo data (2012) (30)
Meteorite impact, cryptoexplosion, and shock metamorphism; A perspective on the evidence at the K/T boundary (1990) (29)
Gravity domains and assembly of the North American continent by collisional tectonics (1988) (29)
Venus’ radar-bright highlands: Different signatures and materials on Ovda Regio and on Maxwell Montes (2016) (28)
The subsurface character of Meteor Crater, Arizona, as determined by ground-probing radar (1991) (27)
Shock metamorphism and shock barometry at a complex impact structure: Slate Islands, Canada (1998) (25)
Kara and Ust-Kara impact structures (USSR) and their relevance to the K/T boundary event (1988) (25)
A comparison of the regional slope characteristics of Venus and Earth: Implications for geologic processes on Venus (1986) (25)
Venus Geology, Geochemistry, and Geophysics: Edited by V. L. Barsukov, A. T. Basilevsky, V. P. Volkov and V. N. Zharkov. University of Arizona Press, 1992, 421p., US $75.00 (ISBN 0-8165-1222-1) (1993) (24)
Influences of atmospheric variations on Mars's record of small craters (2005) (22)
Evidence from Magellan for Unexpectedly Deep Complex Craters on Venus (1992) (22)
Detecting a periodic signal in the terrestrial cratering record (1988) (21)
Geomorphic analysis of small rayed craters on Mars: Examining primary versus secondary impacts (2009) (20)
Proceedings of Lunar and Planetary Science (1991) (19)
Comet and Asteroid Impact Hazards on a Populated Earth (2000) (18)
Atmospheric variations and meteorite production on Mars (2005) (17)
On reported occurrences of shock-deformed clasts in the volcanic ejecta from Toba caldera, Sumatra (1989) (15)
Slate Islands, Lake Superior, Canada: A mid-size, complex impact structure (1999) (13)
Geologic history of the Mead impact basin, Venus (1996) (13)
Characterization of Impact Breccias from the Chicxulub Impact Basin: Implications for Excavation and Ejecta Emplacement (1999) (12)
The event that produced heat shield rock and its implications for the Martian atmosphere (2006) (11)
The Kara/Ust-Kara twin impact structure; A large-scale impact event in the Late Cretaceous (1990) (10)
Structural Fabric of the North American Continent, as Defined by Gravity Trends (1992) (10)
Determination of Mars crater geometric data: Insights from high‐resolution digital elevation models (2017) (9)
Schiaparelli Basin, Mars - Morphology, Tectonics and infilling history (1981) (9)
Detritus in K/T boundary clays of western North America - Evidence against a single oceanic impact (1990) (8)
Kara and Ust-Kara Impact Structures, USSR: Geochemical Relationship of the Target Rocks and Ejecta (1988) (8)
Chicxulub YAX-1 Impact Breccias: Whence They Come? (2003) (8)
MEVTV workshop on nature and composition of surface units on Mars (1987) (7)
Scientific results of the NASA-sponsored study project on Mars: Evolution of Volcanism, Tectonics, and Volatiles (MEVTV). Abstracts. (1990) (7)
Sudbury structure 1997: A persistent enigma (1999) (6)
The Marquez Dome Impact Structure, Leon County, Texas (1990) (6)
Characterization and morphological reconstruction of the Terny impact structure, central Ukraine (2013) (6)
COMMENT ON: ISOTOPIC EVIDENCE FOR DISTINCT CRUSTAL SOURCES OF NORTH AND SOUTH RANGE ORES, SUDBURY IGNEOUS COMPLEX. AUTHORS' REPLY (1998) (6)
Reconstruction Of The Subsurface Structure Of The Marquez Impact Crater In Leon County, Texas, Usa, Based On Well‐Log And Gravity Data (2001) (5)
The evolution of volcanism, tectonics, and volatiles on Mars - An overview of recent progress (1991) (5)
Chicxulub — K/T melt complexities (1993) (5)
Stratigraphy at Ground Zero: A Contemporary Evaluation of Well Data in the Chicxulub Impact Basin (2001) (5)
Apollo 17: One giant step toward understanding the tectonic evolution of the Moon (1992) (4)
The Origin of Mare Ridges: Evidence from Basalt Stratigraphy and Substructure in Mare Serenitatis (1981) (4)
Enigmatic linear features in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars: Their formation process (2005) (4)
The Cretaceous‐Tertiary Impact Crater and the Cosmic Projectile That Produced It a (1997) (3)
New constraints on the Slate Islands impact structure: Comments and Reply (1997) (3)
Mapping the Haughton Impact Crater, Devon Island, NWT: Implications for the Shape and Size of the Excavation Cavity (1998) (3)
Correlation of Well Data for the Chicxulub Impact Structure Using Gravity and Magnetic Anomalies (1998) (3)
Correction to “The subsurface character of Meteor Crater, Arizona, as determined by ground‐probing radar” by J. A. Pilon, R. A. F. Grieve, and V. L. Sharpton (1991) (3)
Explosive volcanism and associated pressures - Implications for models of endogenically shocked quartz (1990) (3)
REFRACTORY METAL GRAINS IN CHICXULUB IMPACT MELT: NOT JUST IRIDIUM ANYMORE (1998) (3)
The Subsurface Character of the Marquez Impact Crater in Leon County, Texas, as Determined from Gravity and Well Log Data (1994) (3)
New Observations at the Slate Islands Impact Structure, Lake Superior (1995) (3)
A New Data Set for Venus: Stereo-derived Topography for 20% of the Planet at Km-Scale Horizontal Resolution (2010) (3)
Paradigm lost: Venus crater depths and the role of gravity in crater modification (1992) (3)
Surface expression of the Chicxulub crater: Comment and Reply (1997) (3)
Are Steep Slopes on Venus Preserved as a Result of Chemical Cementation of Pore-Spaces in Surface Rocks? (1994) (2)
Excavation Flow and Central Peak Rings: Is There a Connection? (2003) (2)
Lunar Mare Arches and Ridges: Relation of Ridge Lobes to Small Pre-Existing Craters (1980) (2)
Exploring the KT source crater: Progress and future prospects (1995) (2)
The Simple-to-Complex Crater Transition on Venus (1992) (2)
The Chickulub Impact Structure: Shock Deformation and Target Composition (1992) (2)
The K-T Boundary Debate--A Volcanological Perspective (1988) (2)
Formation of Impact Breccias at the Slate Islands Structure, Northern Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada (1996) (2)
Mare Ridge Morphology at Structural and Stratigraphic Boundaries: Implications for Determining Age Sequence (1982) (2)
Regional Slope Characteristics of Global Topography: a Comparison of Venus and Earth (1984) (2)
The K/t Impact Event: Some Implications from the Evidence (1986) (2)
Distribution of Siderophile and Other Trace Elements in Melt Rock at the Chicxulub Impact Structure (1994) (2)
SHALLOW SEISMIC TEST AT MARQUEZ IMPACT STRUCTURE (1997) (2)
Horizontal Gradient of Bouguer Anomaly Data, North America and Adjacent Offshore (1987) (1)
An Examination of Alternative Hypotheses for the Causes of Dark-floored Venusian Impact Craters with an Emphasis on Understanding Dark Halo Craters (2000) (1)
Comparing the Topography of Venusian Craters with Craters on Other Planets (1999) (1)
The Slate Islands Impact Structure: Structural Interpretation and Age Constraints (1996) (1)
Impact basins on Venus and some interplanetary comparisons (1993) (1)
Characterization of Ejecta Facies Around Large Venusian Craters: Implications for the Origin of Flow-like Ejecta (1992) (1)
Proceedings of Lunar and Planetary Science, Volume 22; Conference, Houston, TX, Mar. 18-22, 1991 (1992) (1)
Geochemical Study of Rocks from the Kentland, Indiana, Impact Structure: Progress Report (1993) (1)
Atmospheric Effects and the Record of Small Craters on Mars (2003) (1)
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 20th, Houston, TX, Mar. 13-17, 1989, Proceedings (1990) (1)
Chicxulub impact basin: Gravity characteristics and implications for basin morphology and deep structure (1993) (1)
Constraints on Crater Growth Mechanisms, Ejecta Thicknesses and Excavation Depths from Target Outcrops at Fresh Lunar Craters (2014) (1)
K-T impact(s): Continental, oceanic or both (1988) (1)
Iridium and trace element measurements from the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, site 752, Broken Ridge, Indian Ocean (1991) (1)
RAVEN - High-resolution Mapping of Venus within a Discovery Mission Budget (2009) (1)
Overview of Terny Astrobleme (Ukrainian Shield) Studies (2002) (1)
Lithospheric Delamination on Earth and Venus (1988) (1)
Characterization of the Marquez Dome buried impact crater using gravity and magnetic data (1993) (1)
Morphology of the Terny Astrobleme Based on the Field Observation and Sample Analysis (2003) (1)
Surface expression of the Chicxulub crater: comment (1997) (0)
Limitations to Using Scaling Laws for Constraining the KT Source Crater (1996) (0)
Age Constraints on the Chicxulub Impact Structure: K/T or Not? (1992) (0)
A proposal for quantitative analysis of SeaMARC data (1985) (0)
Ferroelectric Material on Venus' Highlands, and Possibly on Other Planets & Moons (2016) (0)
Description and Hypotheses for Linear Features, Northwest Acidalia Planitia, Mars (2003) (0)
Abstract: The Chicxulub Impact: A Cosmic Event that Changed the Course of Life 65 Million Years Ago (1995) (0)
Resolving the volcanic history of Venus; data needs and current limitations (2012) (0)
REASSESSING THE SIZE AND MORPHOLOGY OF THE HAUGHTON IMPACT STRUCTURE (2017) (0)
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 19th, Houston, TX, Mar. 14-18, 1988, Proceedings (1989) (0)
Periodic cometary showers: Real or imaginary? (1985) (0)
ABSTRACTS FOR TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON METEORITE IMPACT ON TH EARLY EARTH (1990) (0)
Tectonic Origin of Mare Ridges: Evidence from Basalt Stratigraphy in Mare Imbrium (1983) (0)
Small Rayed Crater Ejecta Retention Age Calculated from Current Crater Production Rates on Mars (2011) (0)
Global Distribution of Small Rayed Craters on Mars: Sequences of Ejecta Retention (2011) (0)
Mineralogy of Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary clays in the Chicxulub structure in northern Yucatan (1991) (0)
Gravity anomalies, plate tectonics and the lateral growth of Precambrian North America (1988) (0)
Reverse polarity magnetized melt rocks from the Chicxulub impact structure, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico (1993) (0)
Reconnaissance Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of the Interior of Meteor Crater, Arizona (1992) (0)
EJECTA THICKNESS AND TARGET UPLIFT MEASUREMENTS FROM LUNAR CRATER RIMS (2013) (0)
IMPACT AND THE EVOLUTION OF MARTIAN PERMAFROST ENVIRONMENTS (2001) (0)
Evidence for an Aeolian Concentration of Crystalline Hematite Deposits Observed within Sinus Meridiani - Abstract (2003) (0)
Using Landsat ETM+ data to discriminate volcanic rocks around El’gygytgyn Crater, Siberia - Abstract (2003) (0)
Morphology and evolution of coronae and ovoids on Venus (1991) (0)
The Plains of Venus (2013) (0)
High-Pressure Shock Effects in Silica in St. Peter Sandstone from the Kentland Impact Structure, Indiana, USA (1996) (0)
Constraints on the Nature and Distribution of Iridium Host Phases at the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary: Implications for Projectile Identity and dispersal on impact (1997) (0)
Investigating the Spatial Distribution of Small Rayed Crater on Mars: How Long Do They Retain Their Rays? (2007) (0)
Image enhancement system for the ORCATECH graphics computer (1987) (0)
Gravity Analysis of Impact Basins at Spacecraft Altitudes: Lessons from Chicxulub (1994) (0)
Reconstructing Excavation Cavity Shapes from Anomalous Rim Height Variations in Fresh Lunar Craters (2016) (0)
Obliquity-coupled Atmospheric Variations and the Small Cratering Record on Mars (2002) (0)
The Kara Impact Structure (USSR) and the K/T-Boundary Event (1988) (0)
The Global Impact Studies Project: A Web-based Resource for Researchers and Educators Interested in Terrestrial Cratering (2003) (0)
Clastic Breccias at the Slates Islands Complex Impact Structure, Northern Lake Superior (1996) (0)
Explosive volcanism, shock metamorphism and the K-T boundary (1988) (0)
Russian-US Partnership to Study the 23-km-diameter El'gygtgyn Impact Crater, Northeast Russia (2002) (0)
Abstract: Structure of the Chicxulub Impact Basin, Mexico (1998) (0)
Analysis and Interpretation of the Apollo Lunar Sounder Data: a Status Report (1984) (0)
A New Look at Old Data: The Apollo 17 Lunar Sounder Experiment (1991) (0)
Chemistry of ODP Hole 121-752B samples (Table 2) (1991) (0)
Remote Sensing in the Vicinity of the El'gygytgyn Impact Crater, Siberia (2001) (0)
Properties of Martian Surfaces from the Morphology of Small Impact Craters - Abstract (2001) (0)
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 21st, Houston, TX, Mar. 12-16, 1990, Proceedings (1991) (0)
Arguments favoring a continental impact site at the K/T boundary (1990) (0)
P8RIODIC COHKTARY SHOWBRS: RBAL OR IHAGINARY? (2006) (0)
The origin of mare ridges. (1980) (0)
Onset of Tectonic Rille Development in Southern Mare Serenitatis: Evidence for Incomplete Pre-Mare Isostatic Compensation? (1987) (0)
Models for Coronae: Deformation Due to Mantle Upwelling (1991) (0)
Project Unit 94-46 . Clastic Breccias at the Slate Islands Complex Impact Structure , Northern Lake Superior (0)

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