I know this doesn't answer the original question, but the thread seems to have morphed into the largest "witnessed" cratering event. Kaali is not officially witnessed, but it certainly could have been.
The Kaali group of craters, on the Estonian island of Saaremaa, are estimated to be only 4000 (+/- 1000) years old. The largest is about 110 meters in diameter and about 22 meters deep. Some iron fragments (Kaalijarv, IAB main group) were found associated with the craters. A link follows: http://www.7is7.com/otto/estonia/kaali.html Cheers, Frank ________________________________ From: Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> To: Meteorite-list <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 4:00:43 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Largest 'Fall' Meteorite 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. >>>> >>>> _________________________________________________________________ >>>> Windows 7: It works the way you want. Learn more. >>>> http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMT >>>> AGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_evergreen2:102009 >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>> >>>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >> >> > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > -- Dr. Jeffrey N. Grossman phone: (703) 648-6184 US Geological Survey fax: (703) 648-6383 954 National Center Reston, VA 20192, USA ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
