Multiring basins are an unusual class of impact feature whose formation appears to be heavily influenced by the thermal and mechanical structure of the target, as the rings themselves are presumed to be large normal faults that cut through the crust
       
     
My additional research is focused on determining how and why some giant impacts produce multiring basins, and what differences in ring structures between multiring basins can tell us about the broader thermal and mechanical history of planetary bodi
       
     
Multiring basins are an unusual class of impact feature whose formation appears to be heavily influenced by the thermal and mechanical structure of the target, as the rings themselves are presumed to be large normal faults that cut through the crust
       
     
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Multiring basins are an unusual class of impact feature whose formation appears to be heavily influenced by the thermal and mechanical structure of the target, as the rings themselves are presumed to be large normal faults that cut through the crust and mantle. Mare Orientale, on the Moon, is the best and most classic example.

My additional research is focused on determining how and why some giant impacts produce multiring basins, and what differences in ring structures between multiring basins can tell us about the broader thermal and mechanical history of planetary bodi
       
     
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My additional research is focused on determining how and why some giant impacts produce multiring basins, and what differences in ring structures between multiring basins can tell us about the broader thermal and mechanical history of planetary bodies. In particular, I’m focused on Burney, Pluto’s only multiring basin, and what it says about Pluto as a whole.