Jerry, FYI:
"We made camp at Meteor Crater, one of the many wonders of this wonderland.
It was a huge hole in the earth over five-hundred feet deep, said to have
been made by a meteor burying itself there. Seen from the outside the slope
was
gradual up to the edges, which were scalloped an
Jerry F writes:
>Cool Beans Doug! Always a great yarn spinner. This is what
>I've learned often from your contributions to the list!
Jerry, May I recommend Zane Grey Western Novels to you - they are a giant
leap better than my comparatively anemic ramblings and even comic books, but
hit the
Cool Beans Doug! Always a great yarn spinner. This is what I've learned
often from your contributions to the list!
It's kind of a shame though.
It reminds me of the moment, at about ten, when I learned how to read Comic
Books. Soon after the text explained what was actually happening, I lost
int
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Canyon Diablo & nomenclature...
Here's what I could learn in a brief review of liter
Here's what I could learn in a brief review of literature I have. Others
know much more about this than I do.
GK Gilbert published a paper in Science, "The Origin of Hypotheses,
Illustrated by the Discussion of a Topographic Problem", Science, Vol. 3,
No. 53. (Jan. 3, 1896), pp. 1-13. This wa
Hello Ron and list,
Ron noted, "The name "Meteor Crater" was first formally proposed...on
December 29, 1906"
Barringer was calling it Coon Mountain at this time, so the reference
appears to be accurate. My question was however when was the crater
officially scientifically recognized as a m
Tom, Mark, Jeff, "Mexico Doug" and list,
Most 1891 references I have seen note the place as "Canon Diablo", so I
guess we are lucky that is not the name.
Mark's e-mail got me wondering. According to the crater people, it was the
1970's when Shoemaker found coesite there. If you have read any o
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