Possible Large Impact Crater In Nevada

While participating in amateur rocket launches in Black Rock Desert (the site of Burning Man), Ian Kluft noticed rocks with some oddities. Through the Internet he learned the characteristics of impact craters, then found some clues in photographs and Google Maps. Examining the area, he collected samples of rock with impact patterns and other evidence. He found that previous geological puzzles in the region are well explained as impact structures. Volunteers are finding peculiarities in satellite imagery of the area. Kluft presents his evidence here — "Submitted for Study: Discovery of Possible Impact Crater at Nevada's Black Rock Desert." This is a preliminary, six-week effort intended to bring the site to the attention of geologists. Confirmation will take some time and more elaborate tools than his group has.

Comments

Stop the presses!

[Anonymous Coward]

This is amazing news. You mean to say that long ago the Earth was struck by meteors and those meteorites left craters? This is ground breaking news (no pun intended). I think most people thought that the Earth had a antigravity field that repelled all meteors. Now that we know the desert has been struck with meteors, scientists can finally settle that age old argument!

Here's some more news...the moon actually *might* have been hit by a meteor at one time. Its not certain...but what we thought were previously alien saucer landing pads might actually be craters from those impacts. I think its too soon to make any claims though. We need to wait for someone to see it in Google Moon.