Michael Robert Dence,FRSCOC[1][2] is aCanadian academic and physicist specializing inimpact structures.
Dence was a geologist at theDominion Observatory and a pioneer in the research of impact craters on theCanadian 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 theBarringer Medal in 1988.[4] Dence also served as the Executive Director of theRoyal Society of Canada, beginning in 1986.[4]
Dence was born in Australia.[5]
Minor planet4340 Dence is named in his honour.[6]
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