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Old 09-02-2007, 01:44 PM
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meteor crater

I took this photo montage of the Tswaing meteor crater in South Africa last December. It's about 1.1km across and 100m deep.
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Old 09-02-2007, 02:29 PM
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bet that was quite some impact!
thanks for the pic
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Old 09-02-2007, 02:35 PM
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I'll bet that cheesed of a few dinosaurs when it hit

Nice picture Geoff

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Old 09-02-2007, 08:07 PM
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That's excellent, i'd love to see a meteor impact crater!

Great shot.
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Old 09-02-2007, 08:18 PM
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must have been a comet, look at all that water.
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Old 09-02-2007, 08:22 PM
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It looks like it crashed into a solid rock bed, it's a wonder it didn't disintegrate or bounce off.
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That's Cool....!

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