newscientist.com — Approximately 150 impact craters are known on Earth, but most are severely eroded or hidden beneath tonnes of rock. Still, a few spectacular examples are visible with aerial photography, satellites or instruments that can peek beneath the surface.
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heynow21Sep 24, 2009
Interestingly enough we know the age because of meteor craters. The study of them also lead to the eradication of lead additives from gasoline and food containers due to this great man:<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_Cameron_Patterson" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_Cameron_Patters ...</a>
macbanditSep 24, 2009
I thought it looked like an owl.
madrigaelicSep 24, 2009
I know I'm a partisan here, but Betsy Mason's Wired Science version of this exact idea that we ran last month was way better: <a class="user" href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/impactcraters/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/impactcr ...</a>
rmo4Sep 24, 2009
<a class="user" href="http://www.qualitytrading.com/illusions/crater.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.qualitytrading.com/illusions/crater.htm ...</a>
fejwuzhereSep 25, 2009
Is iit just me or is the advertisement in this story a royal pain in the a**
cosworth99Sep 25, 2009
Buried for misnaming the Barringer crater in Arizona. Redugg for impact craters on Digg.<a class="user" href="http://www.barringercrater.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.barringercrater.com/</a>
sanagalrcSep 25, 2009
It's a schooner!