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What Kentucky town is the only one in the US to be built in a meteor crater?
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Why are craters from meteorites uncommon on earth?
We have a thick gaseous atmosphere that tends to burn up most meteors as they fall through it, The occasional large one that makes it to the ground and creates a crater has the crater eroded away by the action of weather over a period of time. Only the newest craters (like Meteor Crater in Arizona, about 40,000 years old) are still visible.
What are some crater producing events?
So far as astronomers can tell, cratering events on planetoid surfaces are caused by meteoroid or cometary impacts only. The were very, very common in the early days of our solar system, right after planet formation, and have slowed down considerably since then. The most obvious recent large crater-producing event is Meteor Crater in Arizona, believed to have been about 40,000 years ago.
What meteor would make the biggest crater a big meteor or a heavy meteor or a fast moving meteor?
To put it simply, let's look at the question. Biggest (Radius), heaviest (Mass) or fastest (Velocity) The largest crater would be created by all three combined. Also, the size of the crater would be dependant on the ground it struck. A larger crater would be produced if it were a soft material like sand, whereas granite would only shatter and not make much of an impact. An object with the radius of tennis ball, would create a crater about the size of a tennis ball if dropped from say 50ft A lump of lead the size of a tennis ball would make a larger crater from the same height. A bullet travelling at 3,200 fps would make a small crater, but much larger than its initial radius or mass. So what would you rather be hit by? a) A large sheet of foam travelling at 10mph (Radius) b) A truck travelling at 5 mph (Mass) c) A bullet travelling at 3,200 fps. (Velocity) d) A bullet thrown at you (Low velocity) So, there is now way to answer the question, as all three are dependant on one another. An object with a large radius but low velocity will not make a larger crater than a massive object with a high velocity. Ditto, a massive object with low velocity will not make a larger crater than a bigger object with high velocity.
Is Mount st Helen a crater or caldera?
Mt. St. Helens is only a crater.
Where would you find a lunar crater?
YES!!! The adjective 'Lunar' from Latin, means of the Moon.
What south eastern Kentucky city is the only city to be built within a crater in the us?
Middlesboro, Kentucky.
What is the evidence the meteor crater is eroding?
meteor crater will only erode if there is some natural source such as wind or water eroding it. Since most planets besides our own do not have an atmosphere or water this process is not available. On the Earth a crater eroding would be evidenced with erosion type qualities such as furrows from water a filled crater bottom and a rounded off top.
What made meteor crater unique?
The only thing "unique" about Meteor Crater, in Winslow, Arizona, is that it is perhaps the most thoroughly "classic" example of a meteor crater. It's relatively recent in a geological perspective, only about 60,000 years old. It happened on land, in an area not normally subject to extensive weathering. It was the first crater to be recognized as a crater caused by a rock falling from the sky. Thomas Jefferson was quoted as saying that he would rather believe that Yankee professors would lie, than believe that rocks fell from the heavens. But he was wrong. Meteor Crater was so OBVIOUSLY made by a falling rock. There are newer craters, and there are bigger craters. The Earth has been bombarded by falling rocks throughout its long and violent history. There is a crater in France that is a hundred miles across, so big that you can't see it from the ground; it just looks like old eroded mountains. But this is the stereotypical example.
Another word for crator?
A "crater" : a hole or pit, caused by an impact (meteor or falling object), explosion, or volcano. Synonyms : cavity, hollow, depression, abyss (volcano only : caldera)
Where and what size is the largest meteor crater in the world?
A meteor only hits the Earth's atmosphere, not the Earth itself. When it impacts the Earth's surface, it is called a meteorite. The largest meteorite crater in Australia is the Wolfe Creek crater which is also the second largest meteorite crater in the world. The crater has a diameter of about 875m, and is over 50m deep. Originally, it was about 150m deep, but windblown sand, gypsum and calcite has filled in the crater over time, and given the floor of the crater a smooth, flat surface. The Wolfe Creek Crater lies on the northeastern edge of the Great Sandy Desert, about 90 km south of Halls Creek in north Western Australia. It can only be reached by an unsealed road that joins the Tanami Rd, 145km south of Halls Creek. The journey from Halls Creek takes between 1.5 and 2 hours.
Why are craters from meteorites uncommon on earth?
We have a thick gaseous atmosphere that tends to burn up most meteors as they fall through it, The occasional large one that makes it to the ground and creates a crater has the crater eroded away by the action of weather over a period of time. Only the newest craters (like Meteor Crater in Arizona, about 40,000 years old) are still visible.
What are some crater producing events?
So far as astronomers can tell, cratering events on planetoid surfaces are caused by meteoroid or cometary impacts only. The were very, very common in the early days of our solar system, right after planet formation, and have slowed down considerably since then. The most obvious recent large crater-producing event is Meteor Crater in Arizona, believed to have been about 40,000 years ago.
What meteor would make the biggest crater a big meteor or a heavy meteor or a fast moving meteor?
To put it simply, let's look at the question. Biggest (Radius), heaviest (Mass) or fastest (Velocity) The largest crater would be created by all three combined. Also, the size of the crater would be dependant on the ground it struck. A larger crater would be produced if it were a soft material like sand, whereas granite would only shatter and not make much of an impact. An object with the radius of tennis ball, would create a crater about the size of a tennis ball if dropped from say 50ft A lump of lead the size of a tennis ball would make a larger crater from the same height. A bullet travelling at 3,200 fps would make a small crater, but much larger than its initial radius or mass. So what would you rather be hit by? a) A large sheet of foam travelling at 10mph (Radius) b) A truck travelling at 5 mph (Mass) c) A bullet travelling at 3,200 fps. (Velocity) d) A bullet thrown at you (Low velocity) So, there is now way to answer the question, as all three are dependant on one another. An object with a large radius but low velocity will not make a larger crater than a massive object with a high velocity. Ditto, a massive object with low velocity will not make a larger crater than a bigger object with high velocity.
Is Mount st Helen a crater or caldera?
Mt. St. Helens is only a crater.
What is a fact about the Negev Desert?
The Negev Desert in Israel is the only desert in the world (other than the Sinai Desert) that has the unique geological formation called a Makhtesh. A makhtesh appears to be a crater, but is actually a formation caused by erosion, instead of meteor impact.
Can you teach Mew Draco meteor?
No, Draco Meteor can only be taught to a dragon type Pokemon.
Is the Kentucky river only in Kentucky?
No it is not only in Kentucky, I looked it up and it goes through Ohio
