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Article #3340Meteor Impact Site In Northern Minnesota?
From: David Oesper
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 05:57
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 05:57
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I have a friend who has an uncle who lives in Minnesota. This uncle spends lots of time in northern Minnesota. This particular person is scientifically literate, and believes he may have found a meteor impact site in northern Minnesota in a place that is probably very seldom visited by anybody. The crater is 12' across, has water in it, and lies in a heavily forested area. Unlike the surrounding forest area, all of the trees near the depression look to be the same age. My question is this: who should this Minnesotan contact that can follow up on this report to see if it is really a meteor impact site? Perhaps there is existing aerial photography of the area that can be looked at before anyone goes there to investigate. I'm sorry I do not have coordinates or more information, as this individual is reluctant to give this information out to anyone who is not in a position to investigate it properly. He has visited the site several times over the past few years, and wants to avoid having anyone ruin it before the scientists have had a chance to study it. David Oesper (S Per) Ames Area Amateur Astronomers Ames, Iowa USA
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Newsgroups: sci.astro Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!wupost!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!hobbes.physics.uiowa.edu!news.iastate.edu!news From: F1.DAO@isumvs.iastate.edu (David Oesper) Subject: Meteor Impact Site In Northern Minnesota? Message-ID: <C0BF8H.KG0@news.iastate.edu> Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 05:57:52 GMT Lines: 22