[meteorite-list] THE CARANCAS PERU METEOROID IMPACT CALCULATIONS

From: Jan Hattenbach <jan.hattenbach_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:45:43 +0200
Message-ID: <1819892751_at_web.de>

> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: "Sterling K. Webb" <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net>
> Gesendet: 07.10.07 09:27:54
> An: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Betreff: [meteorite-list] THE CARANCAS PERU METEOROID IMPACT CALCULATIONS

Hi Sterling,
>
> The north portion of the rim is higher than the south
> portion; the impactor came from the north. The slope
> of the crater wall on the south is less than on the north;
> this argues a steep angle of impact for the object (>60
> degrees), which means that it came more or less from
> the "top" of the sky.

I don't get this. Should it not be the opposite? If the impactor came from the north, I would expect the south rim to be higher. Are there any pictures showing the crater, the rim AND the cardinal points?

Best regards,

Jan


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