[meteorite-list] Largest 'Fall' Meteorite

From: Ted Bunch <tbear1_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:51:03 -0700
Message-ID: <C70B67D7.EC04%tbear1_at_cableone.net>

 Rubin de Celis crater of the Campo del Cielo strewn field is a real crater
- 0.04 km dia with a raised rim. - see Passc Website.

Ted Bunch


On 10/26/09 1:48 PM, "Jason Utas" <meteoritekid at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yo,
> Sikhote-Alin, the largest crater at 26m in diameter.
> Only two meteorites are ever known to have created real craters upon
> falling; Carancas and Sikhote-Alin.
> Carancas' crater measures in at 13m.
> I suppose falls like Gao could have been larger in mass than Caracas,
> but I don't know if we even have a good estimate of the mass of
> Carancas, so perhaps someone more knowledgeable about the event could
> comment; the reports I could find online conflicted drastically.
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Greg Stanley <stanleygregr at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> All:
>> What is the Largest "Fall" known, and what was the size of the crater made?
>>
>> Greg S.
>>
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