(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:
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> 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/
>
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Received on Mon 26 Jan 2015 05:03:20 PM PST