[meteorite-list] Craterfield in the SE part of the Egyptian Desert

[j.divelbiss at att.net]

Thanx Bernd,

Sounds like a Sikhote Alin strewnfield with lots of small craters. 

I'm always amazed at those who speak/read/write more than one language. I can barely handle english by itself.

Living here in Reading, PA we have a large population of hipsanic folks, and on more than one occasion I've worked with a secretary who could sit there typing 60 words a minute in english while talking on the phone at about 90 words a minute in spanish. Now that is impressive.

Regards,

Language challenged John



-------------- Original message from bernd.pauli at paulinet.de: -------------- 

> John D. wrote: 
> 
> > 100 craters???...is that number correct? They must be relatively 
> > small to be distinguishable in an area the size of Egypt. Curious 
> 
> 
> Hello John and List, 
> 
> The French version of the text is not quite clear on that because it 
> states: 
> 
> > Ils... ont détecté plusieurs dizaines de structures géologiques circulaires 
> 
> In English: 
> 
> They have discovered *several tens* of these circular geological structures 
> 
> and furthermore: 
> 
> > Une mission sur le terrain ... a permis de vérifier que la plupart de ces 
> > structures, dont 13 ont été étudiées en détails, sont des cratères d'impacts 
> > de météorites. 
> 
> In English: 
> 
> A scientific expedition in this area ...made it possible to verify that *most* 
> of these structures, *13 of which* have been studied in detail, are meteorite 
> impact craters. 
> 
> > They must be relatively small to be distinguishable in an area the size of 
> Egypt. 
> 
> That's the easy part of you question because the text says: 
> 
> > Leur diamètre varie de 20 m à 1 km 
> 
> So some of these craters (craterlets?) are only 20 meters in diameter. 
> 
> Best wishes, 
> 
> Bernd 
> 
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