Tunguska Impact Crater Found?

BigBadBus writes in with a claim by an Italian team that they may have found an impact crater resulting from the 1908 Tunguska explosion over Siberia. The BBC story quotes a number of impact experts who doubt the Italians' claim. "A University of Bologna team says a lake near the epicenter of the blast may be occupying a crater hollowed out by a chunk of rock that hit the ground. Lake Cheko — though shallow — fits the proportions of a small, bowl-shaped impact crater, say the Italy-based scientists. Their investigation of the lake bottom's geology reveals a funnel-like shape not seen in neighboring lakes. In addition, a geophysics survey of the lake bed has turned up an unusual feature about 10m down which could either be compacted lake sediments or a buried fragment of space rock."

Comments

Lewis Tully?

[Anonymous Coward]

Dr. Stanz approves.

University of Bologna?

[jollyreaper]

University of Bologna? My crater has a first name, it's T-u-n-g-u-s-k-a...

Re:University of Bologna?

[Kintar1900]

They're just letting you know in advance about the validity of their claims. ;)

Re:University of Bologna?

[NeoTerra]

I have a BS degree from the University of Bologna and...

Any conversation would stop there, right?

Re:University of Bologna?

[Dread_ed]

Conversation? No.

Job interview? Yes.

Re:University of Bologna?

[Old Wolf]

>>I have a BS degree from the University of Bologna and...
>
>Conversation? No.
>Job interview? Yes.

Perhaps he would be an expert in fixing spaghetti code...

Re:Tunguska

[jollyreaper]

Black oil... Scully... uh, can some do the whole X-Files reference thing for me? (kinda sleepy after a big lunch...) Don't feel too bad, that was Chris Carter's approach to the entire series.

In other news...

[Critical Facilities]

A University of Bologna team says a lake near the epicenter of the blast may be occupying a crater hollowed out by a chunk of rock that hit the ground.

An official with the University of Horseshit was quoted as saying "That's not a lake, that's partially liquified alien spaceships.". Reached for a response prior to teaching a class at the College of Bullcrap, Professor Dumbass had the following to say, "Well, it could be a meteor, it could be a meatball, who can say really?"

Re:Google Maps

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm no geologist so I can't comment

Clearly not true, unfortunately.

Oh sure

[Grashnak]

Oh, and I just bet you doubters have a better explanation for a hole in the ground full of water? I thought not.

Re:The problem is...

[jollyreaper]

..the losers who try to take television seriously.

They waste hours making cunts of themselves by arguing online with other fanboys about faggoty shit like "mytharcs" or character motivations, while completely unaware, ironically, how pathetic they look. So what's faggier, having an interest in science fiction or having nothing better to occupy your life with than trolling people on topics you have no interest in? I see your insult of "cunt" and raise you by two "wank-stains."

Re:Dangerous

[Farmer Tim]

how do we know the object is not composed of highly dangerous contaminants/heavy metals that humans have not discovered yet?

The expedition member wearing the red shirt came back alive.

lol wut

[DJCacophony]

"an unusual feature about 10m down which could either be compacted lake sediments or a buried fragment of space rock"

"Sir we found an anomaly at the bottom of the lake."
"Well, what could it be?"
"It's either dirt, or a ROCK FROM OUTER SPACE!!!"

Re:mortadella ??

[jollyreaper]

Funny that as an Italian i never had the slightest idea on why americans put the Bologna name on the pork sausage ... Don't piss off the red staters or they'll start calling it "freedom meat."