[meteorite-list] A Heads-Up: Another important article on Carancas in MAPS 44-12, 2009

TANCREDI G. et al. (2009) A meteorite crater on Earth formed on September 15, 2007: The Carancas hypervelocity impact (MAPS 44-12, 2009, pp. 1967-1984). Some of the key results the authors present: - initial mass 7-12 metric tons - initial diameter 1.6-2 meters - initial velocity 12-17 km/s -

Re: [meteorite-list] A Heads-Up: Another important article on Carancas in MAPS 44-12, 2009

Bernd, It is GOOD to have you back on the list! Mike bernd.pa...@paulinet.de wrote: TANCREDI G. et al. (2009) A meteorite crater on Earth formed on September 15, 2007: The Carancas hypervelocity impact (MAPS 44-12, 2009, pp. 1967-1984). Some of the key results the authors present: -

Re: [meteorite-list] A Heads-Up: Another important article on Carancas in MAPS 44-12, 2009

Hi Bernd and List, Another key finding in the paper is that the altitude of the impact site had little effect on the formation of the crater. There are still unanswered questions as to why Carancas did not behave the way it should have, based on it's composition, velocity and trajectory. We

Re: [meteorite-list] A Heads-Up: Another important article on Carancas in MAPS 44-12, 2009

There was a recent report that explained several items you mentioned. I dont have a link to it at the moment, but I am sure someone on the list knows what Im talking about who has the info available. If not, I will post it later on. Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member