Hi Folks,
I thought some of you might be interested in reading this article
at Space.com:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/planetearth/crater_expedition_020924-1.html
Very interesting excerpt, "On Sept. 26, the expedition team will hold
their third and last live webcast, accessible through their web site
(http://www.blueiceonline.org)."
The researchers involved think this may be the youngest impact crater on
Earth (the site is located in Bolivia);
"Scientists are not certain how or when Iturralde Crater formed (despite
its name that alludes to an impact). General speculation and circumstantial
evidence point to the collision of a meteor � either an asteroid or comet
-- about 5,000 to 30,000 years ago. This would make it one of the youngest
impact craters known, although some scientists argue it is much older."
I know this "missing Amazon meteor" story has been around for sometime and
is rather controversial, but at the same time, have any
of you heard of the theory related to a meteor impact that may have shaped
the coastline of North and South Carolina! There is a geophysicist
(I can't remember his name or where I read the story at this time, but I
will find it again soon) who claims that this just may have happened.
Although most if not all of his fellow peers strongly doubt it, he is still
undeterred and says he will prove it one way or another!
Both topics are extremely interesting...
Mal
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