[meteorite-list] Location of Australian Opal Miner’s “mega meteorite crater”

From: Paul <bristolia_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 07:26:01 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <204253.13333.qm_at_web36204.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

In ?Opal miner stumbles on mega meteorite crater -
With Picture?, Jason Utas wrote:

?http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/biztech/opal-miner-stumbles-on-mega-meteorite-crater/2008/11/22/1226770814042.html ?

Text of article deleted.

For those people interested in Google Earth the location of
this suspected carter is 30 degrees, 47.8 minutes, 8.94
seconds S., 143 degrees, 8 minutes, 43.05 seconds E.

or -30.7858166667, 143.145291159

I have a kmz file that I can email interested parties.

another article about this crater is:

?Opal miner fossicks up a mega meteorite crater? at:

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/national/opal-miner-fossicks-up-a-mega-meteorite-crater/2008/11/22/1227375050742.html

Some more articles about the Canadian meteorite crater.

Meteorite hits on Earth: There may be a recount:
Meteorite craters might not be as rare as we think. A
University of Alberta researcher has found a tool
that could reveal possibly hundreds of undiscovered
craters across Canada and around the world.

http://www.physorg.com/news146841660.html

Unveiling hidden craters

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/39004/title/Unveiling_hidden_craters

How Many Meteorites Have Landed In Western Canada?
Prospects For The Missing Holocene Impact Record
Science Daily, Dec. 1, 2008

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081126091541.htm

More Meteorites May Hit Earth Than Supposed: New Tool
Gives A Recount, Nov. 25, 2008

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081125141600.htm

Yours,

Paul H.


      
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