You are too young to remember that. I must have told you about it. On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:

Who else remembers years ago, when Uranus and Neptune were in conjunction, both in the same medium-powered field of view? That was cool.

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How many of us remember "Neptune All Night" back in '89?

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 _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php

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?

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A buddy of mine found this in southern Utah. Is there somewhere "official" to report it to?

- David

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That makes sense Joe. The second one is large. That is a highway in the middle of it. On 8/22/2011 7:17 PM, Joe Bauman wrote:

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

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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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The second one looks more realistic as there seems to be rings extending out from it. On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 7:37 PM, Jay Eads <jayleads@gmail.com> wrote:

David,

I would agree with Joe but if your friend wants to follow through I would recommend the ASU Center for Meteorite Studies at this link:

http://meteorites.asu.edu/home

On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 5:54 PM, David Rankin <David@rankinstudio.com>wrote:

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A buddy of mine found this in southern Utah. Is there somewhere "official" to report it to?

- David

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