[meteorite-list] THE CARANCAS PERU METEOROID IMPACT CALCULATIONS

[Jan Hattenbach]

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: "Sterling K. Webb" <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net>
> Gesendet: 07.10.07 09:27:54
> An: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Betreff: [meteorite-list] THE CARANCAS PERU METEOROID IMPACT CALCULATIONS

Hi Sterling,
> 
> The north portion of the rim is higher than the south
> portion; the impactor came from the north. The slope
> of the crater wall on the south is less than on the north;
> this argues a steep angle of impact for the object (>60 
> degrees), which means that it came more or less from 
> the "top" of the sky.

I don't get this. Should it not be the opposite? If the impactor came from the north, I would expect the south rim to be higher. Are there any pictures showing the crater, the rim AND the cardinal points?

Best regards,

Jan


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