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Hypervelocity impacts frequently result in the formation of dikes in the crater floor and central uplift. Impact melt-bearing dikes in large terrestrial impact basins – such as the Offset Dikes at the Sudbury impact structure – occur at a large scale, often tens of meters wide and several kilometers in length. The Offset Dikes host significant Ni–Cu–PGE deposits, which include several well-known mines,...