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Overview

Thomas Kenkmann is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany and conducts research primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work covers a range of topics within planetary science, material behavior under high-velocity impacts, geology, and paleoclimatology.

The scientist's research focus includes the following main topics:

  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies

Kenkmann's work is often situated within subfields such as:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Geophysics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Materials Chemistry

The frequent venues publishing Kenkmann's papers include:

  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Icarus
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Geology

Some of the recent and notable publications by Thomas Kenkmann are:

  • The terrestrial impact crater record: A statistical analysis of morphologies, structures, ages, lithologies, and more (2021, Meteoritics and Planetary Science)
  • Dynamic Split Tensile Strength of Basalt, Granite, Marble and Sandstone: Strain Rate Dependency and Fragmentation (2022, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering)
  • Mineralogical Society of America (2024, Elements)
  • Lunar Impact Features and Processes (2023, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry)
  • Dynamic Compressive Strength and Fragmentation in Felsic Crystalline Rocks (2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets)

Kenkmann collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • M. H. Poelchau
  • Auriol S. P. Rae
  • Padmanabha Vivek
  • F. Schäfer
  • Oğuzcan Karagöz

Best Publications

  • Structural geology of impact craters

    Thomas Kenkmann;Michael H. Poelchau;Gerwin Wulf

  • Shock-metamorphosed zircon in terrestrial impact craters

    A. Wittmann;T. Kenkmann;R. T. Schmitt;D. Stöffler

  • Experimental generation of shock‐induced pseudotachylites along lithological interfaces

    T. Kenkmann;U. Hornemann;D. Stöffler

  • Mid-sized complex crater formation in mixed crystalline-sedimentary targets: Insight from modeling and observation

    G. S. Collins;T. Kenkmann;G. R. Osinski;K. Wünnemann

  • Origin and emplacement of the impact formations at Chicxulub, Mexico, as revealed by the ICDP deep drilling at Yaxcopoil-1 and by numerical modeling

    Dieter Stöffler;Natalya A. Artemieva;Boris A. Ivanov;Lutz Hecht

  • Deep drilling into the Chesapeake Bay impact structure

    G. S. Gohn;C. Koeberl;K. G. Miller;W. U. Reimold

  • Large meteorite impacts III

    Thomas Kenkmann;Friedrich Hörz;Alexander Deutsch

  • Dislocation microstructure and phase distribution in a lower crustal shear zone – an example from the Ivrea-Zone, Italy

    Thomas Kenkmann;Georg Dresen

  • Radial transpression ridges: A new structural feature of complex impact craters

    Thomas Kenkmann;Ilka von Dalwigk

  • The MEMIN research unit: Scaling impact cratering experiments in porous sandstones

    Michael H. Poelchau;Thomas Kenkmann;Klaus Thoma;Tobias Hoerth

  • Feather features: A low‐shock‐pressure indicator in quartz

    M. H. Poelchau;T. Kenkmann

  • The terrestrial impact crater record: A statistical analysis of morphologies, structures, ages, lithologies, and more

    Thomas Kenkmann

  • Impact cratering in sandstone: The MEMIN pilot study on the effect of pore water

    Thomas Kenkmann;Kai Wünnemann;Alexander Deutsch;Michael H. Poelchau

  • The number of impact craters on Earth: Any room for further discoveries?

    S. Hergarten;T. Kenkmann

  • Structure and formation of a central uplift: A case study at the Upheaval Dome impact crater, Utah

    Thomas Kenkmann;Andreas Jahn;Dirk Scherler;Boris A. Ivanov

  • The Carancas meteorite impact crater, Peru: Geologic surveying and modeling of crater formation and atmospheric passage

    T. Kenkmann;N. A. Artemieva;K. Wünnemann;M. H. Poelchau

  • Ries and Chicxulub: Impact craters on Earth provide insights for Martian ejecta blankets

    T. Kenkmann;F. Schönian

  • STRESS GRADIENTS AROUND PORPHYROCLASTS : PALAEOPIEZOMETRIC ESTIMATES AND NUMERICAL MODELLING

    T. Kenkmann;G. Dresen

  • Dike formation, cataclastic flow, and rock fluidization during impact cratering: an example from the Upheaval Dome structure, Utah

    Thomas Kenkmann

  • Upheaval Dome, Utah, USA: Impact Origin Confirmed

    Elmar Buchner;Thomas Kenkmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Deutsch
Alexander Deutsch University of Münster
Dieter Stöffler
Dieter Stöffler Museum für Naturkunde
Boris A. Ivanov
Boris A. Ivanov Russian Academy of Sciences
Georg Dresen
Georg Dresen University of Potsdam
Dirk Scherler
Dirk Scherler Freie Universität Berlin
David A. Kring
David A. Kring Lunar and Planetary Institute
Aaron J. Cavosie
Aaron J. Cavosie Curtin University
David Baratoux
David Baratoux Paul Sabatier University
Gareth S. Collins
Gareth S. Collins Imperial College London
Falko Langenhorst
Falko Langenhorst Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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