[meteorite-list] Volcano... Or Giant Impact?

Michael Fowler mqfowler at mac.com
Wed Oct 19 13:58:56 EDT 2011


My guess is that the impact was at an oblique angle, since we have many other impact structures without such pyroclastic like flows.

Anyone know where the impact crater (if preserved) is in relationship to the flow deposits?

Mike Fowler
Chicago


> An interesting study, with implications 
> for how we think giant impacts behave. 
> 
> 
> Sterling K. Webb 
> ------------------------ 
> http://www.space.com/13325-gas-blast-meteorite-strike-resembled-volcanic-eruption.html 
> 
> Ancient Meteorite Blast 
> Resembled Volcanic Eruption 



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