Hi David, I can't tell the scale but at first glance it seems more plausible than the first pic. The trouble with the first is that meteorites probably don't make a crater in rock formations unless they're massive enough. Their terminal velocity isn't high enough for a small object to do it, I suspect. I wish Rodger would chime in here because he's a geologist who knows what he's talking about, unlike me! Best wishes, Joe ________________________________ From: David Rankin <David@rankinstudio.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] new meteor impact site? http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=4648 Another one a friend of mine found in Google Earth. This one is very convincing. He thinks he even found part of it. On 8/22/2011 6:25 PM, David Rankin wrote:
I figured impact sites would come in all sizes - depending on the size and density of the object.
- David
On 8/22/2011 6:21 PM, Joe Bauman wrote:
Hi David, I don't know that it's a meteor impact -- it seems too small for that. Probably several geological processes could account for such a formation. Best wishes, Joe
________________________________ From: David Rankin<David@rankinstudio.com> To: Utah Astronomy<utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 5:54 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] new meteor impact site?
http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=4632
A buddy of mine found this in southern Utah. Is there somewhere "official" to report it to?
- David
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