[meteorite-list] "Soil" at the impact site

[Sterling K. Webb]

Hi, List

    Just to reinforce a point...

    If you go that second story:
http://www.livinginperu.com/news/4840
and click to enlarge the picture, you will see
a marvelous view of the material "excavated"
by the impact that is now turned over in the
"rim." The great majority of it is blocks of
country stone. I would say that 75% of the
crater ejecta is shattered rocky strata. (The
Peruvian sources say it is mostly Cenozoic
limestone.) Big blocks of stone, and dirt a
minority component. This was NOT a "wet
soil" soft landing.


Sterling K. Webb
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Make sure you check out the link for the other meteorite story at the end of 
this article. Has a nice photo of Mike at the crater. Good job and welcome 
back, Mike!