[meteorite-list] Kentland Crater

2012-08-01 Thread JoshuaTreeMuseum
Examining impact shattercones at the Kentland meteorite crater: http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x177/cyphor79/kentland12/KentlandCrater.jpg A working quarry is mining the central uplift at the center of the crater. The limestone layers are raised up about 1800 ft. above the surrounding

[meteorite-list] Kentland Crater

2012-08-01 Thread Bernd V. Pauli
Hello Phil and List, Thank you for sharing your pic re: Examining shattercones at the Kentland meteorite crater! You wrote: As far as I know, it's the only meteorite crater containing an active quarry. As far as I know there are still some active quarries in the German Ries Crater (Nördlinger