Google unearths rare meteorite crater
- added March 26, 2008
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- joshuaheller
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"Arthur Hickman's discovery on Google Earth of what is almost certainly a rare meteorite impact crater in remote Western Australia has earned him both bragging and naming rights.
Measuring 260 metres wide and up to 30 metres deep, the divot is thought to be between 10,000 and 100,000 years old and was stumbled upon in the rich, rust coloured landscape of the Hamersley Ranges in Western Australia's Pilbara region."
Measuring 260 metres wide and up to 30 metres deep, the divot is thought to be between 10,000 and 100,000 years old and was stumbled upon in the rich, rust coloured landscape of the Hamersley Ranges in Western Australia's Pilbara region."
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- joshuaheller
- 6 months ago
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Hmm... you would think a crater 260 meters wide and 30 meters deep would be hard to miss.
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- BurningBush
- 6 months ago
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Yeah, especially when it's probably been on Google Earth for a long time. Hell, my house picture hasn't even been updated for years. He must have spent a lot of time just looking at the Outback.
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- Adumbration
- 6 months ago
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Ha, fantastic! Exploration, the lazy way.
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