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DR Congo Ring May Be Giant Impact Crater

Posted by Soulskill on from the leaving-a-mark dept.

Phrogman writes "The BBC is reporting that deforestation has 'revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, scientists say. The 36-46km-wide feature, identified in DR Congo, may be one of the largest such structures discovered in the last decade.' If you search Google Maps for 'Omeonga Democratic Republic of the Congo,' you will be right in the middle of the suspected crater."

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  1. Whew... by Graham+J+-+XVI · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Good thing for deforestation, that big circular river would never have given it away.

  2. Re:Deforestation by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well then, we should keep deforesting the entire planet. Who knows what amazing discoveries await?!

    We should not. The amazing discovery could easily be the one that increasing deforestation means more craters. (It seems kind of obvious when you take a look at the Moon.)

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    Ezekiel 23:20
  3. Re:Similar feature by Locke2005 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Water is the limiting factor, not availability of land.

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    I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.