@article{fdi:010068667,
  title = {{T}he current state of knowledge about shatter cones : introduction to the special issue},
  author = {{B}aratoux, {D}avid and {R}eimold, {W}. {U}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}hatter cones are a fracture phenomenon that is exclusively associated with shock metamorphism and has also been produced in the laboratory in several shock experiments. {T}he occurrence of shatter cones is the only accepted meso-to macroscopic recognition criterion for impact structures. {S}hatter cones exhibit a number of geometric characteristics (orientation, apical angles, striation angles, sizes) that can be best described as varied, from case to case. {P}ossible links between geometric properties with impact or crater parameters have remained controversial and the lack of understanding of the mechanism of formation of shatter cones does not offer a physical framework to discuss or understand them. {A} database of shatter cone occurrences has been produced for this introduction paper to the special issue of {M}eteoritics and {P}lanetary {S}cience on shatter cones. {D}istribution of shatter cones with respect to crater size and lithology suggests that shatter cones do not occur in impact craters less than a few kilometers in diameter, with a few, currently questionable exceptions. {A}ll pertinent hypotheses of formation are presented and discussed. {S}everal may be discarded in light of the most recent observations. {T}he branching fracture mechanism and the interference models proposed, respectively, by {S}agy et al. (2002) and {B}aratoux and {M}elosh (2003) require further evaluation. {N}ew observations, experiments, or theoretical considerations presented in this special issue promise an important step forward, based on a renewed effort to resolve the enigmatic origin of these important features.},
  keywords = {{MONDE}},
  booktitle = {{S}hatter cones : nature and genesis},
  journal = {{M}eteoritics and {P}lanetary {S}cience},
  volume = {51},
  numero = {8 ({N}o sp{\'e}cial)},
  pages = {1389--1434},
  ISSN = {1086-9379},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1111/maps.12678},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068667},
}