An Accidental Impact Crater Discovery
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In 2007, an Australian geologist browsing Google Earth spotted an 850-foot circle in the outback; drilling later confirmed an iron-meteorite crater
A geologist discovered a near-perfect circle in Western Australia's outback. Years of analysis and drilling confirmed it as a young impact crater. The crater, named Hickman Crater, measures approximately 260 meters across. Scientific drilling revealed fragmented and melted rocks consistent with a meteorite impact. High nickel concentration indicated an iron meteorite as the projectile.
The crater that was "hiding" in Western Australia has been spotted using Google Earth. A nearly perfect circle in the remote outback of Western Australia has turned out to be hiding a significant geological find. The discovery was made in 2007, when Australian geologist Arthur Hickman was examining satellite images of the area using Google Earth. What initially looked like an unusual circular crater in the Pilbara region turned out, after years …
In July 2007, a geologist who was running satellite imagery from Western Australia observed a near-perfect circle in the wilderness. At that time, Arthur Hickman, from the Geological Service of...
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