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Inside Meteor Crater
Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 8:13 am
by Minimalist
Re: Inside Meteor Crater
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:21 pm
by Rokcet Scientist
Is there any visible physical evidence – apart from the overall size of the crater – of the super high temperatures, extreme pressures, and unimaginable shock waves that must have occurred on impact? Like high incidences of glazed colored and fused rock in the wide area?
Re: Inside Meteor Crater
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:37 am
by Minimalist
Not that I could see.
The whole surrounding area is a flat plateau. Geologists claim that it has been like that for millions of years.
Re: Inside Meteor Crater
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:47 pm
by Rokcet Scientist
Rokcet Scientist wrote
Is there any visible physical evidence – apart from the overall size of the crater – of the super high temperatures, extreme pressures, and unimaginable shock waves that must have occurred on impact? Like high incidences of glazed colored and fused rock in the wide area?
Minimalist wrote:Not that I could see.
The whole surrounding area is a flat plateau. Geologists claim that it has been like that for millions of years.
Very strange that there wouldn't be any other evidence that can (must) be attributed to that impact...
The Chixclub crater is supposed to have created/sprayed zillions of microscopic 'spherules' and other ejector debris wide and far. Odd that there wouldn't be something like that for the Arizona crater.