The Planetary and Space Science Centre currently houses an impact structure thin section collection, a map collection and a collection of hand specimens and drill core.

Impact Structure Thin Section Collection

The database is subdivided into sections based on the alphabetical name of the respective structure.
Click on the relevant name to see the thin section holdings for that structure.

Acraman Clearwater East Gow La Moinerie Mien Riachao Ring Steen River
Arounga Clearwater West Haughton Lappajarvi Mistastin Ries Strangways
Barringer Couture Henbury Liverpool Montagnais Rochechouart Sudbury
Bee Bluff * Deep Bay Holleford Lockne Monturaqui Roter Kamm Teague
Boltysh Dellen Ile Rouleau Lonar New Quebec Saaksjarvi Vredefort
Brent Eagle Butte Ilyinets Manicouagan Nicholson Saint Martin Wanapitei
Carswell El'gygytgyn Janisjarvi Manson Pilot Siljan West Hawk
Charlevoix Gosses Bluff Kara Middelsboro Popigai Slate Islands Zhamanshin

Impact Structure Map Collection

The Planetary and Space Science Centre houses a collection of topographic, geological and geophysical maps, as well as some aerial photographs for many Canadian impact structures. Topographic and geological maps are also available for selected world impact structures. 1:250,000 scale topographic maps are also available for the whole of Canada.

The list below indicates impact structures for which the Planetary and Space Science Centre holds maps and/or aerial photographs. Click on the relevant structure to view the list of holdings.

Canadian Impact Structures:

Brent Couture Haughton Manicouagan Presqu'Ile Slate Islands
Carswell Deep Bay Holleford Mistastin New Quebec Steen River
Charlevoix Eagle Butte Ile Rouleau Montagnais Nicholson Sudbury
Clearwater E & W Gow La Moinerie Pilot Saint Martin Wanapitei

World Impact Structures:

Australia Europe
Gosses Bluff Ries
Henbury Rochechouart
Strangways Siljan

Impact Structure Hand Sample Collection

Canada   Africa Australia Europe Asia U.S.A.
Brent Mistastin Roter Kamm Gosses Bluff Dellen Boltysh Barringer
Carswell New Quebec Vredefort Wolfe Creek Ilyinets El'gygytgyn Middlesboro
Clearwater East & West Nicholson     Ries Kara Sierra Madera
Couture Pilot     Rochechouart Mien Wells Creek
Deep Bay Saint Martin     Siljan Popigai  
Gow Slate Islands       Zhamanshin  
Haughton Steen River          
Holleford Sudbury          
La Moinerie Wanapitei          
Manicougan West Hawk          

Impact Structure Core Collection

The Planetary and Space Science Centre holds a collection of core drilled from various Canadian impact structures. Click on the relevant impact structure to view a more detailed listing of the drill holes, depth of holes, availability of logs and samples.

Brent
Clearwater East & West
Deep Bay
Holleford
Manicouagan
Sudbury
West Hawk

 

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