[meteorite-list] A Cosmic Catastrophe: The Great Clovis Comet Debate

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:02:53 -0400
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Hi Chris,

I just read the entire page in Paul's link, and I have to agree that
the case for the Clovis impact is not very convincing. The data cited
by it's proponents cannot be reproduced by any one else. Sounds like
a nice story, but a fictional one.

It seems to me, that an impactor large enough to cause extinctions
would leave behind some kind of evidence in the form of impactites,
either breccias or melt. To my knowledge, no Clovis impactites have
ever been found.

Best regards and clear skies,

MikeG

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On 7/13/11, Chris Peterson <clp at alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
> The archaeological, paleontological, geological, and astronomical data
> supporting the notion of a significant Pleistocene impact are very thin,
> and getting thinner all the time.
>
> Certainly, the consensus viewpoint is that there was no impact. Of
> course, that doesn't mean that reputable scientists aren't still looking
> at the hypothesis, but they represent a small minority of the scientists
> with an interest in this area.
>
> Chris
>
> *******************************
> Chris L Peterson
> Cloudbait Observatory
> http://www.cloudbait.com
>
> On 7/13/2011 10:49 AM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks wrote:
>> Hi Paul and List,
>>
>> I am going to read this entire article tonight when I get the free
>> time.  In the meantime, I am curious about the alleged Clovis event.
>> I have heard about it and the debate surrounding it, but I don't know
>> what the general consensus is amongst the scientists who have looked
>> into this.
>>
>> So, what is the consensus on the Clovis event?  Was it a meteorite or
>> comet?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> MikeG
>>
>> PS - thanks for all the interesting links to scientific papers and
>> articles!
>>
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