[meteorite-list] 11-Million-Year-Old Impact Crater Found in Uzbekistan

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Jul 11 11:37:37 2006
Message-ID: <200607111535.IAA12209_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://news.uzreport.com/uzb.cgi?lan=e&id=14645

Crater left by huge meteorite 11 million years ago found in Uzbekistan
Uz Report
July 11, 2006

Uzbek geologists found a large object clearly illustrating the
collision of a large meteorite with the Earth, press-uz.info reported.
The meteorite crater is located in an unpopulated deserted plateau
Ust-Yurt, located in the north-western part of the country.

State Committee for Geology and Mineral Resources of Uzbekistan said
the collision was so powerful it created an elliptical cavity. The
depth of the crater totals some 40 meters. The hole is 7 km wide and
10 km long. Moreover, as a result of the collision a swell 60 meters
high and 1 km long formed in the south-eastern end of the plateau.

According to preliminary information, the fall of such a large
meteorite happened approximately 11 million years ago.
Received on Tue 11 Jul 2006 11:35:10 AM PDT