Free Republic 1st Qtr 2026 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $9,973
12%  
Woo hoo!! And now less than $4k to reach 13,500 by the end of Jan 15th!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: morokwengcrater

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Relic of ancient asteroid found ..punched 160km-wide (100 miles) hole in the Earth's surface

    05/10/2006 10:42:29 PM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 38 replies · 1,266+ views
    BBC ^ | Wednesday, 10 May 2006, 17:10 GMT 18:10 UK | Rebecca Morelle BBC News science reporter
    A large fragment of an asteroid that punched 160km-wide (100 miles) hole in the Earth's surface has been found. The beachball-sized fossil meteorite was dug out of the 145-million-year-old Morokweng crater in South Africa. It is a unique discovery because large objects are widely believed to completely melt or vaporise as they collide with the planet. Writing in the journal Nature, an international team says the find will further knowledge on asteroid impacts. The Morokweng crater is one of the largest on Earth, and was formed at the boundary of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Created by an asteroid...