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Map of watershed showing Lynches River and Pee Dee River. The Johnsonville crater or the Snow's Island crater is a circular geophysical feature situated at the junction of the Lynches River and the Pee Dee River in South Carolina, United States, which has been interpreted by some scientists as an impact crater.
With respect to large meteorites, the federal government has asserted title to all such meteorites if proven to be found on federal land, because: [3] the meteorite is the property of the federal government, the landowner; meteorites found on public lands are subject to the 1906 Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 432)
These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to an estimate of original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present surface features. North America
Turns out UCLA has "the largest collection of meteorites on the west coast" with over 2,400 samples ... which is a small collection compared to the more than 50,000 meteorites NASA reports have ...
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The Chesapeake Bay impact crater is a buried impact crater, located beneath the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, United States.It was formed by a bolide that struck the eastern shore of North America about 35.5 ± 0.3 million years ago, in the late Eocene epoch.
The exact worth of a meteorite varies depending on the specific type of meteorite in question. An 82-pound iron meteorite originating from an asteroid recently sold for $44,100 — about $540 per ...
The Decorah crater has been conjectured as being part of the Ordovician meteor event. [ 346 ] [ better source needed ] Several twin impacts have been proposed, such as the Rubielos de la Cérida and Azuara (30–40 Ma), [ 347 ] Cerro Jarau and Piratininga (c. 117 Ma), [ 73 ] and Warburton East and West (300–360 Ma). [ 348 ]