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To: Swordmaker

Indeed it is. It is a caldera.


184 posted on 07/11/2004 9:37:22 AM PDT by RadioAstronomer
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To: RadioAstronomer
Indeed it is. It is a caldera.

Yup... it is the remnant of Mount Mazama which blew itself to pieces in a pyroclastic event (think Mt. St. Helens times 1,000) about 20,000 years ago.

This just proves that we really are not positive about the meteoric origin of the extra-terrestrial craters. We have yet to see a crater formed by such means. We may see one tomorrow... or we may never be looking at the right time to see one being formed.

188 posted on 07/11/2004 11:52:16 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tagline shut down for renovations and repairs. Re-open June of 2001.)
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