IV. Hypotheses Based on Supposed Terrestrial Origin of the Bays

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments VII
3. Contents IX
4. Tables XV
5. I. Introduction 3
6. II. Nature of the Bays 8
7. III. Scientific Studies of the Bays 19
8. IV. Hypotheses Based on Supposed Terrestrial Origin of the Bays 30
9. V. Hypothesis of Ancient Meteorite Scars 51
10. VI. Hypothesis of Recent Meteorite Scars 62
11. VII. Further Tests of the Meteoritic Hypothesis 97
12. VIII. Magnetic Tests of the Meteoritic Hypothesis 130
13. IX. The Hypothesis of Complex Origin 151
14. X. Competence of the Hypothesis of Complex Origin 195
15. XI. The Artesian Phase of the Hypothesis 221
16. XII. The Solution Phase of the Hypothesis 247
17. XIII. The Lacustrine Phase of the Hypothesis 275
18. XIV. The Aeolian Phase of the Hypothesis 281
19. XV. Possible Weaknesses of the Hypothesis 318
20. INDEX 329