astroseti.org — Believe it or not, Emilio Gonzalez, a Spaniard amateur began his crater search at home after reading an article about the discovery of Kebira, the biggest one found in the Sahara. After a couple of minutes he located two craters. After checking the records, he realized these were completely new, and now two geologist confirms his findings.
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godsdogMar 11, 2006
i found 69 craters in bagdad 2 in egypt 1 in london subway station ....gotta stop post hellhounds on my trail...
glidedonMar 12, 2006
Way to go Emilio !Congratulations to you.
airshipMar 13, 2006
Actually, we live in an era where much more scientific data is being generated than 'legit' scientists have time to analyze. Amateur astronomers have always been a major resource for the science of astronomy, with amateurs discovering many asteroids and comets. Now, if you know what to look for and have the patience for it, there's no reason you can't do real science by examining and analyzing NASA photos in your web browser.
idiggitMar 13, 2006
Found one! <a class="user" href="http://www.google.ca/lochp?hl=fr&q=&ll=45.557972,-73.551675&spn=0.003328,0.007575&t=k">http://www.google.ca/lochp?hl=fr&q=&ll=45.557972,-73.551675&spn=0.003328,0.007575&t=k</a>
methodshopMar 13, 2006
Want to follow in Emilio's footsteps? Think you might have found a crater impact? Here's a few tips to help you avoid "crying wolf" with geologists.1) Make sure you cross check any potential impacts with the Canadian Brunswick University impact crater database.2) Avoid confusing asteroid craters with volcanos. According to Fernando Claudin, one of the curators of Impact-Structures.com, "Circularity doesn't mean anything by itself for identifying an impact structure." Anything from a landfill to a volcano could have a circular shape. When searching for asteroid craters, you want the layers of the external ring to be inclined outwards and the internal ring to have a central elevation.3) Still think you found something? Organize our findings and contact your local geologist.Good luck.
kiwimonkApr 9, 2006
This looks to me like two long extinct volcanos .. Its right in line with more recent volcanos to the west. Sorry ;)