Bedout: A Possible End-Permian Impact Crater Offshore Northwestern Australia L. Becker1*, R. J. Poreda2, A. R. Basu2, K. O. Pope3, T. M. Harrison4, C. Nicholson1, R. Iasky5

1Institute for Crustal Studies, Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara 93106, USA, 2Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA, 4Geo Eco Arc Research, Aquasco, MD 20608, 5Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 6Geological Survey Western Australia, Perth, Australia ______________________________________________________________

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