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

From: Greg Redfern <gredfern029_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:06:23 -0500
Message-ID: <CAOU4k=yhMZQWWCfCC+7LaSayfY7cL=ACHwg6FgtfTmcVc3BeuA_at_mail.gmail.com>

All,

CBIC has an asterisk next to it on that database as to its size. USGS
still reports the size as ~53 miles or near the size of Popigai which
MAY be related to the CBIC impact as their ages are geologically
similar.

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Greg Redfern
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On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Peter Scherff via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My go to source for impact craters is the Earth Impact Database: http://www.passc.net/EarthImpactDatabase/
> Here are the top 10 largest craters on Earth. Their diameters are given in kilometers.
>
> Tookoonooka 55
> Beaverhead 60
> Kara 65
> Morokweng 70
> Manicouagan 85
> Acraman 90
> Popigai 90
> Sudbury 130
> Chicxulub 150
> Vredefort 160
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of David Pensenstadler via Meteorite-list
> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 6:36 PM
> To: Matthias B?rmann
> Cc: Shawn Alan; Meteorite Central
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Top 10 Biggest Meteor Strikes in History
>
> And.. how about Upheaval Dome in Utah?
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Matthias B?rmann <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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
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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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