> > The Atwater hole could hardly have been made by melting since there > was a 'beautiful starburst-pattern' of large cracks around it. > There was also talk of a 'funnel' through the ice, that seemed to > have been made by some object. Plus the rattling boom.
Sorry, if I sound skeptical, but I originally posted to this list four years ago when this hole appeared in the Minnesota lake suggesting it may possibly be a meteorite. And the fact there was one eyewitness who heard sonic booms prior the hole's discovery made it very intriging. I'm also very open to the fact that meteorites can punch holes though frozen lakes. But in this particular case, it didn't pan out. The original accounts of the hole included signs of melting at the hole, and there was even a statement by the Police Chief, the first person visit the hole and see it up close, that there was no signs of a crash impact at the hole. Shortly after this hole was found, several more holes appeared, also bearing the same starburst-pattern. There were no reports of any sonic booms associated with these new holes. There were suggestions made, even back then, that an active spring was the culprit. Divers did go into the water at the original Atwater hole, but they didn't find any meteorites. I don't think you can rule out warmer water underneath the ice as being the cause of the holes, very much like what is going on right now in the Minnesota lakes. Ron Baalke ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
