[meteorite-list] Carancas crater

[Chris Peterson]

Hi Mike-

Being _highly_ skeptical that the Carancas event was hypervelocity or 
crater forming was an entirely appropriate attitude during the first 
days. After all, not a year goes by that we don't get stories out of 
usually backwater places about fiery meteorites, destroyed homes, and 
craters. How often do these stories actually pan out? Once. It is 
precisely because Carancas appears to be unique that it is generating so 
much interest amongst meteor (and to a lesser extent, meteorite) 
researchers.

It is also important to consider that there is no sharp distinction 
between a "crater" and an "impact pit". Personally, I consider the 
presence of shock structures to push this into the "crater" category, 
but even so, identifying that evidence took several months.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoriteguy at yahoo.com>
To: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>; "Adam" 
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 9:04 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Carancas crater


> At least the fact that Carancas is a meteorite crater
> is resolved. I recall you refusing to accept that it
> was a crater.