Impact craters are the key to quite diverse scientific problems. The ambition of CISP is to characterise the Lockne and Siljan craters structure and their dependency on basement lithology, basement structure, water depth at the time of impact, etc. In addition to impact tectonics, the impact event's effect on life will be studied in the Lockne area where records of the post-impact re-colonisation of the barren ground and effect on ecological niches are found, but also the preservation of, e.g., the renowned carbonate mud mounds in the Siljan area. This project has recently been initiated an more information will become available.

Contact: Dr. Anette Högström, Uppsala University.