[meteorite-list] Largest 'Fall' Meteorite

From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:00:43 -0400
Message-ID: <4AE62A1B.4050305_at_usgs.gov>

Wabar may well be a witnessed fall. It also produced a 13-m crater.

jeff

Jason Utas wrote:
> Right, but I don't believe that Campo del Cielo is noted as a
> witnessed fall. If we're going to start listing every crater
> associated with meteorite fragments, we're going to get a much longer
> list.
> The only accepted witnessed falls that have led to the formation of
> legitimate craters are Carancas and Sikhote Alin. Another list member
> suggested Sterlitamak; I still believe that, according to the
> description of the impact features found:
>
> http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992Metic..27R.276P
>
> - That this is an impact pit, not a crater. Note the description of
> sheer walls, etc.
> Regards,
> Jason
>
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Ted Bunch <tbear1 at cableone.net> wrote:
>
>> 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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