[meteorite-list] New Crater Found?

From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:42:22 -0500
Message-ID: <3de801c889f9$5a947580$1247e146_at_ATARIENGINE>

Hi, Grag, List,

    As Jerry just pointed out, this was posted by
Darren on the 17th, headed "Possible Ancient
Impact Crater Australia" with this source:
http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20081803-17058-2.html
    "Dr Hickman, from the Geological Survey of
Western Australia, was using Google Earth to look
for iron ore when he noticed an unusually circular
structure. He sent a Google Earth picture of the
structure to his colleague Dr Andrew Glickson at
the Australian National University, who later visited
the area and confirmed that Dr Hickman had found
a particularly well preserved meteorite crater."


Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Redfern" <gredfern at earthlink.net>
To: "Eric Wichman" <eric at meteoritewatch.com>;
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New Crater Found?


All,

Does anyone know what field work and follow on scientific analysis was done
to confirm the crater as being an impact crater? Without collection of
geological data and samples from the alleged impact site followed by
scientific analysis of same, it CANNOT be confirmed as an impact crater.
This is analogous as to the scientific classification process that alleged
meteorites must undergo in order to CONFRIM their origin.

All the best.

Greg Redfern

-----Original Message-----
>From: Eric Wichman <eric at meteoritewatch.com>
>Sent: Mar 19, 2008 2:31 PM
>To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] New Crater Found?
>
>Hi All,
>
>Ok, not "NEW" in geological terms, but new to us maybe... Just
>received an email that and Australian geologist accidentally
>discovered a meteorite crater in western Australia.
>
>"Dr. Hickman, from the Geological Survey of Western Australia sent
>the Google Earth picture to a colleague who was able to confirm that
>it was an undiscovered meteorite crater. The crater is now named
>Hickman crater. The crater is believed to be between 10,000 and
>100,000 years old and is 885 feet across." SOURCE:
>http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/03/18/google-earth-leads-geologist-to-meteor-crater
>
>You can also read more here:
>http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2008/03/australian_geologist_accidentally_d.html
>
>I also found another link from that article. This is probably old
>news but I thought I'd share:
>
>A Huge 19 mile wide Crater in the Sahara:
>http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/03/huge_crater_dis.html
>
>And Here:
>http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060303_big_crater.html
>
>Cool stuff!
>
>Eric
>MW
>
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