[meteorite-list] Carancas crater

[Adam Hupe]

Hi Mike and List Members,

To me, Carancas produced an "impact pit" which is a
form of crater. I will concede the point that it is
also a crater by other definitions, just not
meteoritic.  The Sikhote Alin event also produced
several impact pits that were described as such
further constraining the meteoritic definition of an
impact crater. 

Here is a great reference site that clearly defines
crater sizes of 5-20 meters as "impact pits". 
Carancas only produced a 13 meter mud hole squarely
defining it as a pit. 

http://www.somerikko.net/old/geo/imp/listinfo.htm

Pretty soon, the Carancas impact pit it will be no
more than a depression in the ground with urine, fecal
matter and trash in it. Not to forget, a $90,000.00
roof will be added on top of a rotted out and the most
common type of ordinary chondrite in existence at the
bottom. 

All the best,

Adam