Michael R. Dence Explained

Michael Robert Dence, ^{[1] [2]} is a Canadian academic and physicist specializing in impact structures.

Dence was a geologist at the Dominion Observatory and a pioneer in the research of impact craters on the Canadian shield. Known for making the first good estimates of the cratering rate on the earth in Phanerozoic time from studies of impact structures in Canada and Europe.^[3]

Dence received the Barringer Medal in 1988. Dence also served as the Executive Director of the Royal Society of Canada, beginning in 1986.

Dence was born in Australia.^[4]

Minor planet 4340 Dence is named in his honour.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Order of Canada Recipients. November 14, 2020.
2. Web site: Mr. Michael Robert Dence . Governor General of Canada . 14 January 2023.
3. Book: (4340) Dence In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . (4340) Dence . Springer . 2003 . 372 . 978-3-540-29925-7 . 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_4292.
4. News: Romaniuk . Colleen . It's been 50 years since NASA’s Apollo 16 astronauts walked on Sudbury . 4 February 2024 . The Sudbury Star . 9 July 2021.
5. Web site: 4340 Dence (1986 JZ) . Minor Planet Center . 3 May 2018.