Wabar may well be a witnessed fall. It also produced a 13-m crater.
jeff
Jason Utas wrote:
Right, but I don't believe that Campo del Cielo is noted as a
witnessed fall. If we're going to start listing every crater
associated with meteorite fragments, we're going to get a much longer
list.
The only accepted witnessed falls that have led to the formation of
legitimate craters are Carancas and Sikhote Alin. Another list member
suggested Sterlitamak; I still believe that, according to the
description of the impact features found:
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992Metic..27R.276P
- That this is an impact pit, not a crater. Note the description of
sheer walls, etc.
Regards,
Jason
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Ted Bunch <[email protected]> wrote:
Rubin de Celis crater of the Campo del Cielo strewn field is a real crater
- 0.04 km dia with a raised rim. - see Passc Website.
Ted Bunch
On 10/26/09 1:48 PM, "Jason Utas" <[email protected]> wrote:
Yo,
Sikhote-Alin, the largest crater at 26m in diameter.
Only two meteorites are ever known to have created real craters upon
falling; Carancas and Sikhote-Alin.
Carancas' crater measures in at 13m.
I suppose falls like Gao could have been larger in mass than Caracas,
but I don't know if we even have a good estimate of the mass of
Carancas, so perhaps someone more knowledgeable about the event could
comment; the reports I could find online conflicted drastically.
Regards,
Jason
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Greg Stanley <[email protected]>
wrote:
All:
What is the Largest "Fall" known, and what was the size of the crater made?
Greg S.
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