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Horizontal Gravity Gradient
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada


This map portrays the horizontal gradient of the gravity anomaly associated with the Sudbury Structure, after correcting for deformation that took place since its formation about 1850 million year age. This illustrates that the structure could very well have been circular, supporting the hypothesis that it was in fact formed by impact.

horizontal gravity gradient


1998-04-15 Important notices