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15th January 2015 05:54
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Mysterious Circle Discovered In Antarctica
Mysterious Circle Discovered In Antarctica
Did a House-Sized Meteorite Create This Mysterious Circle in Antarctica?
Geophysicist Christian Mueller with the Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar
and Marine Research (AWI) in Germany, was looking out the window of an instrument
laden plane when the previously unknown ringed formation, 2000 meters (1.24 miles)
in diameter, came into view.
A discovery photo of the ringed formation, 2km (1.24 miles) in diameter, that AWI
researchers are proposing is a meteorite impact site. (Credit:Tobias Binder, AWI)
The discovery occurred on December 20th from the AWI Polar 6 aircraft as they were
flying over the Princess Ragnhild Coast. The formation is located on the King Baudouin
Ice Shelf not far from their landing site at Princess Elizabeth station.
Source: Universe Today
Mystery Antarctic 'Crater' Could Be House-Sized Meteor Blast
Published on Jan 8, 2015
A massive area of fractured ice more than a mile wide (2 kilometers across) could be
a meteorite impact crater in East Antarctica's King Baudoin ice shelf. On Dec. 20th,
2014, the circular structure was spotted during a survey by German scientists at Belgium's
Princess Elisabeth research station.
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15th January 2015 10:39
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