[meteorite-list] Brushy Creek Crater, St. Helena Parish, LA- It's a mile wide, and a road runs through it. Do drivers know they're cutting through a crater?

[drtanuki]

Dear List,
  I just ran across this article that may be of interest to some of you.
Congratulations to Met-List member, Paul Heinrich! This is a recent news article about Paul's Brushy Creek Impact Crater discovery.

It's a mile wide, and a road runs through it. Do drivers know they're cutting through a crater?
BY ROBIN MILLER | Staff writer Jan 12, 2025
Brushy Creek Impact Crater
Paul Heinrich, retired associate researcher with the Louisiana Geological Survey at LSU, discovered Citronelle Formation in the fractures in the clayey, or clay-like, sands exposed in the ditch bordering La. 37. The highway cuts through the rim of Brushy Creek Crater near St. Helena Fire Department District #4 Fire-Rescue Headquarters. The formations are the result of an extraterrestrial impact. ... more
https://www.nola.com/curious_louisiana/a-meteorite-crater-is-located-in-st-helena-parish/article_12e9aee8-78e2-5879-8026-dd35aa5b5222.html

Best Always,
Dirk Ross...Tokyo