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The Haviland Crater, also called the Brenham Crater, is a meteorite crater in Kiowa County, Kansas. [1] [2] The oval crater is 50 feet (15 m) in diameter, making it one of the smallest impact craters in the world. Its age is estimated to be less than 1000 years. [3] It has been explored with ground-penetrating radar. [4]
Brenham [1] is a pallasite meteorite found near Haviland, a small town in Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. Pallasites are a type of stony–iron meteorite that when cut and polished show yellowish olivine (peridot) crystals. The Brenham meteorite is associated with the Haviland Crater.
In 1978, the Forestry part was dropped from the name. The agency became known as the Kansas Fish and Game Commission. [5] Finally in 1987, Governor Mike Hayden signed an executive order merging the State Park and Resources Authority and the Kansas Fish and Game Commission to form the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. [4]
As six major meteor showers remain or are set to peak by the end of 2024, here's how those in central Kansas can have the best views.
This year, the meteor showers are active between Nov. 19 and Dec. 24. During its peak, 120 meteors can be seen per hour under perfect conditions. They are bright, fast and tend to be yellowish or ...
Here’s when to catch the peak of the Geminid meteor shower from Kansas. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...
The 38th parallel structures, also known as the 38th parallel lineament, [1] are a series of seven circular depressions or deformations stretching 700 kilometres (430 mi) across southern Illinois and Missouri and into eastern Kansas, in the United States, at a latitude of roughly 38 degrees north.
Kansas stargazers will get to enjoy a meteor shower in early May when the Eta Aquarids make their way across the sky. The meteor shower will peak the night of May 4, according to publication Space ...