[meteorite-list] Largest 'Fall' Meteorite

From: Jason Utas <meteoritekid_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:48:29 -0700
Message-ID: <93aaac890910261348g43d017a5qfc0568196e446c82_at_mail.gmail.com>

Yo,
Sikhote-Alin, the largest crater at 26m in diameter.
Only two meteorites are ever known to have created real craters upon
falling; Carancas and Sikhote-Alin.
Carancas' crater measures in at 13m.
I suppose falls like Gao could have been larger in mass than Caracas,
but I don't know if we even have a good estimate of the mass of
Carancas, so perhaps someone more knowledgeable about the event could
comment; the reports I could find online conflicted drastically.
Regards,
Jason

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Greg Stanley <stanleygregr at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> All:
> What is the Largest "Fall" known, and what was the size of the crater made?
>
> Greg S.
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