[meteorite-list] Top 10 Biggest Meteor Strikes in History

From: Shawn Alan <shawnalan_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 13:22:32 -0700
Message-ID: <20150126132232.e8713c95af9984a493c5db01816d4c10.e57070faa4.wbe_at_email22.secureserver.net>

Hello Listers

Enjoy

Shawn Alan
IMCA 1633
ebay store http://www.ebay.com/sch/imca1633ny/m.html
Website http://meteoritefalls.com


Top 10 Biggest Meteor Strikes in History

Top 10 Biggest Meteor Strikes in History

Our beloved blue planet gets pelted with debris from space all the time
but, since most of it burns up or break apart in the atmosphere, it's
usually not a problem. Even when one does make it to the ground, they
are rarely much larger than a small rock, minimizing the damage they're
capable of inflicting.

Then, of course, there is that once-in-an-eon occasion where something
very very large makes it through intact, and this can really do some
damage. Fortunately, such hits are extremely rare, but they are worth
noting, if only to serve as reminders of the power of the stars to undo
the normal routine here on Earth, with little more than a few minutes'
warning. So where ? and when ? did these monsters hit? Let's take a
look at the geological records, and see.

source:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUnDwn0fN3g

Coming up:

10. Barringer Crater, Arizona, USA
9. Lake Bosumtwi Crater, Ghana
8. Mistastin Lake, Labrador, Canada
7. Gosses Bluff, Northern Territory, Australia
6. Clearwater Lakes, Quebec, Canada
5. The Tunguska Explosion, Siberia, Russia
4. Manicouagan Crater, Canada
3. Sudbury Basin, Ontario, Canada
2. Chicxulub Crater, Mexico
1. Vredefort Dome, South Africa

Source/Other reading:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/afagen/1...
afagen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_C...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Bos...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistasti...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gosses_B...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearwat...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manicoua...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudbury_...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicxulu...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vredefor...
http://www.ourcuriousworld.com/
Received on Mon 26 Jan 2015 03:22:32 PM PST