News tagged with meteorite craters
Research team claims to have found evidence Lake Cheko is impact crater for Tunguska Event
(Phys.org) -- Early on the morning of June 30th, 1908, a huge explosion occurred in a remote part of Siberia near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River. So great was the blast that trees were knocked down in neat ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 21, 2012 |
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Opportunity passes small crater and big milestone
(PhysOrg.com) -- A drive of 482 feet (146.8 meters) on June 1, 2011, took NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity past 30 kilometers (18.64 miles) in total odometry during 88 months of driving on Mars. That's ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Mars Express puts craters on a pedestal
(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Mars Express has returned new views of pedestal craters in the Red Planet's eastern Arabia Terra.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Untouched meteorite impact crater found via Google Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- A pristine meteorite impact crater has been found in a remote area of the Sahara desert in southwest Egypt. The crater was originally noticed on Google Earth images, and is believed to be ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2010 |
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Latvian experts say meteorite crater was hoax (Update)
(AP) -- Scientists investigating a large crater initially believed to have been caused by a meteorite said a closer analysis Monday revealed it was a hoax.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Patagonia site of world's biggest crater field: study
Argentina can lay claim to the world's largest crater field, a volcanic area in Patagonia known as the "Devil's Slope," according to a study released Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 08, 2009 |
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