(unknown charset) [meteorite-list] Top 10 Biggest Meteor Strikes in History
From: (unknown charset) Matthias Bärmann <majbaermann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 23:03:20 +0100 Message-ID: (unknown charset) <54C6B9A8.9030904_at_web.de> Ladies & Gentlemen, the N?rdlinger Ries Crater measures 22 x 24 km, the impactor was about 1 km in diameter - should be a candidat too. Best regards Matthias Am 26.01.2015 um 21:22 schrieb Shawn Alan via Meteorite-list: > 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/ > > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Mon 26 Jan 2015 05:03:20 PM PST |
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