Late Quaternary sedimentation dynamics in the Beenchime‑Salaatinsky Crater, Northern Yakutia

• Published in: arktos
• Main Authors: Schwamborn, Georg, Manthey, Christoph, Diekmann, Bernhard, Raschke, Ulli, Zhuravlev, Anatoly, Prokopiev, Andrei V., Schirrmeister, Lutz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2020
• Subjects: Olenyok; Tiksi; lena delta; Thermokarst; Yakutia
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/52783/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/52783/1/Schwamborn_et_al-2020-arktos.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.de424a2d-7c3a-4fdf-a0c4-1240b27af856

The Beenchime-Salaatinsky Crater (BSC) is located west of the Olenyok River in Northern Yakutia, ~ 260 km south-west of Tiksi and the Lena Delta. The age and origin (volcanic versus meteoritic) of this crater is poorly understood. The key scientific interest in re-visiting the BSC is the reappraisal...