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To: BlueStateBlues

Doublet impacts are common.

http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~bottke/clearwat.jpg

“Nearly 10% of the largest craters on Earth (including East and West Clearwater Lake in Canada, shown above) are doublets, formed by the nearly simultaneous impact of objects of comparable size.”

http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~bottke/

Crater chains:

http://www.boulder.swri.edu/~bottke/crater_chain/chain.html


10 posted on 10/07/2009 3:49:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: SunkenCiv

Thank you, I just got back to this.


13 posted on 10/08/2009 8:29:05 AM PDT by BlueStateBlues (Blue State business, Red State heart. . . . .Palin 2012----can't come soon enough!)
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