Hi Jerry, Yes, a very interesting paper. According to the authors, Carancas was a true "hyper velocity impact", and the crater is not an explosion crater or penetration pit. Which begs the question - why did the Carancas impactor behave differently than other stony impactors?
Best regards, MikeG On 2/24/10, Jerry Flaherty <[email protected]> wrote: > The Journal of the Meteoritical Societyl, December 2009, Vol. 44, #12 has a > very thorough write up of the Carancas Event of Sept. 2007 > for those who have access to it. > Jerry Flaherty > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Mike Gilmer - Galactic Stone & Ironworks Meteorites http://www.galactic-stone.com http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone ------------------------------------------------------------ ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
