Meteorites
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Topic: Meteorites
Posted By: rider
Subject: Meteorites
Date Posted: 31-Jan-2007 at 12:30
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What have been the most well known meteorites that have fallen (and created remarkable craters), and more exactly, how have they affected peoples' lives? I can tell you for example, of Kaali crater on Saaremaa, Estonia; which is around 10,000 years old (plus, minus, a few thousand years). The crater was thought as a place where gods lived at and where people made sacrifices. (Although, I am not 100% sure in it all, but it was approximately like this). |
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Posted By: Knights
Date Posted: 31-Jan-2007 at 14:21
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Australia has many meteor craters, over 20 in fact. There are a couple well-known ones which are truly monumental in size. Wolf Creek: 900m across and the 'second most perfectly formed crater on earth'. Wolf Creek crater has a rim of about 25m, while the original deepest point is believed to be 150m. Used as a NASA training ground for getting a feel for moon craters. Located 130km south of Halls Creek, Northern Territory. Gosse's Bluff: Penetrating almost 600m into the ground origninally, the meteorite that created Goose's Bluff has now completely disappeared and its remnants are a huge 22km diameter crater, and at first, a giant mushroom cloud extending 20km upwards! ------------- |
Posted By: red clay
Date Posted: 31-Jan-2007 at 18:55
Barringer Crater, Arizona US- 1 mile wide, 570 ft. deep. Impact- 50,000BP
 ------------- "Arguing with someone who hates you or your ideas, is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter what move you make, your opponent will walk all over the board and scramble the pieces". Unknown. |
Posted By: Knights
Date Posted: 31-Jan-2007 at 22:59
Here are some images of Gosses Bluff (mentioned earlier):
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Posted By: Ikki
Date Posted: 01-Feb-2007 at 05:12
Knights, is that in Australia? ------------- |
Posted By: Knights
Date Posted: 01-Feb-2007 at 05:31
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Yes it is Ikki, to be precise, 175km west of Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Pretty massive isn't it - just imagine the impact!
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Posted By: rider
Date Posted: 01-Feb-2007 at 11:07
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Wow! That IS something. How high up in the air is that photo taken? The last one, Alex... ------------- |
Posted By: red clay
Date Posted: 01-Feb-2007 at 17:32
Here's one of Wolfs Creek-
 19°10' S, 127° 48' E; rim diameter: 0.875 kilometers (.544 miles); age: 300,000 years ------------- "Arguing with someone who hates you or your ideas, is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter what move you make, your opponent will walk all over the board and scramble the pieces". Unknown. |
Posted By: red clay
Date Posted: 01-Feb-2007 at 17:42
Quebec, Canada- This one's half the size of Chix.
 51°23'N, 68°42'W; rim diameter: ~100 kilometers (62 miles); age: 212 +- 1 million years ------------- "Arguing with someone who hates you or your ideas, is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter what move you make, your opponent will walk all over the board and scramble the pieces". Unknown. |