Re: Meteorite Impact Crater in Peru - The Fetid Beast
- From: Belba Grubb <trungsisterfan@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:56:34 -0700
On Sep 19, 10:57 am, "jack.harri...@xxxxxxxxx"
<jack.harri...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
No proof yet that it was caused by a meterorite. There has been talk
about vulcanism, but that hardly explains the light in the sky.
Jack
There's proof now -- it made a pit and they found some of it at the
bottom: Chondrite!
http://www.livinginperu.com/news-4730-environmentnature-scientist-confirms-meteorite-in-puno-peru-is-a-chondrite
I thought for sure it had been local volcanism with a coincidental
meteor passage seen by local people. And it was so small, too; then I
did a little quick Net searching and discovered the smaller ones will
come in sometimes and create a pit or a tunnel and can be found at the
bottom.
Of course, the fetor and illness aren't from the meteorite itself; the
article reports they are checking the ground water, presumably for
contamination from whatever ground substances were released during the
impact.
Barb
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It's a brilliant surface in that sunlight. The horizon seems quite
close to you because the curvature is so much more pronounced than
here on earth. It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it.
-- Neil Armstrong
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