Re: Large Impact Crater Off the Coast of Antarctica

Paul bristolia at yahoo.com
Fri Mar 17 17:05:41 EST 2006

Ron Baalke wrote:

"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4816794.stm
Space impact clue in Antarctica By Paul Rincon
BBC News, March 17, 2006"

A couple of relevant published papers are:

Published papers on this alleged crater are:

Hrjanina, L. P., 1998, Once Again about Kainozoic Meteorite Structures
in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Lunar and Planetary Science XXIX,
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/LPSC98/pdf/1152.pdf

Gerard-Little, P., D. Abbott, D. Breger, and L. Burckle, 2006, Evidence
for a Possible Late Pliocene Impact in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Lunar
and Planetary Science XXXVII.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2006/pdf/1399.pdf

Another paper is:

Khryanina, L. P.,1985, Possible meteorite impact structures in the
Ross Sea, Antarctica. International Geology Review. vol. 27, no. 10,
pp.1207-1211.

Yours,

Paul