[meteorite-list] THE CARANCAS PERU METEOROID IMPACT CALCULATIONS

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 09:04:56 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <289347.17462.qm_at_web33114.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I am not a scientist, nor do I pretend to be, I just
know the facts on the ground. EVERY witness said the
meteorite came from the North, and the raised rim at
the crater is on the north side.
mike
--- Jan Hattenbach <jan.hattenbach at web.de> wrote:

>
> > -----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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Received on Sun 07 Oct 2007 12:04:56 PM PDT