Have I discovered a meteorite crater?

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02/09/2015 10:45:34 PM · #1

I'm happy to report that it's looking highly probable now.

I've been chasing this for a couple of years, after I located this anomaly on bathymetric mapping software.

I've just spoken with Dr. Glikson, who is a leading expert on the subject, and he's confirmed that it looks extremely likely to not only be a crater, but in fact is probably an extraordinary crater because of it's young age.

There's much work to be done to confirm my hypothesis, but I wanted to share this with my DPC family, as today was the moment I've been waiting for - confirmation of high probability.

To put this in perspective, there are currently 183 confirmed craters on the planet. And I'm working on another one here in New Mexico as well, so I'm fairly stoked at this point. Fortunately I won't need expensive underwater drilling teams to confirm that one.

Here's the images of the structure. This is under about 5-10 meters of water.

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Bear_Music

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02/09/2015 10:52:35 PM · #2

Well, that's awesome! Kudos to you, you reprobate...

smardaz

02/09/2015 10:56:22 PM · #3

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

you reprobate...

I had to look this word up even tho I had heard the word before, and while I'm sure Bear meant it in the spirit of Definition 1, I'm going to apply it to Cory as used in definition #2 just because I think it would annoy him ;)

Originally posted by Google:

rep·ro·bate
(especially in Calvinism) a sinner who is not of the elect and is predestined to damnation.

GeneralE

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02/09/2015 11:00:24 PM · #4

Far out! (early 60s hyperbole). Maybe you should cross-post in the Astronomy thread ... and keep us updated, especially when the journal article is published. :-)

02/09/2015 11:10:06 PM · #5

Originally posted by smardaz:

Originally posted by Bear_Music:
you reprobate...

I had to look this word up even tho I had heard the word before, and while I'm sure Bear meant it in the spirit of Definition 1, I'm going to apply it to Cory as used in definition #2 just because I think it would annoy him ;)

Originally posted by Google:
rep·ro·bate
(especially in Calvinism) a sinner who is not of the elect and is predestined to damnation.

Ha! I love it. My suspicion is that Bear refers to me as such because I fit BOTH definitions so darn well. :-D

smardaz

02/09/2015 11:20:51 PM · #6

with any luck they'll find a black monolith buried in the center of it

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02/09/2015 11:48:50 PM · #7

Originally posted by smardaz:

with any luck they'll find a black monolith buried in the center of it

Ohh. Pop culture reference. ... Someone care to help a geek out here? I never get these.

jomari

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02/10/2015 12:04:41 AM · #8

So, if this is confirmed as being a meteorite crater, do they name it after you?

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02/10/2015 12:12:13 AM · #9

Originally posted by jomari:

So, if this is confirmed as being a meteorite crater, do they name it after you?

No. That would be extremely unusual. Usually named after the location, but they might let me help name it, which would be very cool.

jomari

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02/10/2015 01:03:21 AM · #10

Originally posted by Cory:

Originally posted by jomari:
So, if this is confirmed as being a meteorite crater, do they name it after you?

No. That would be extremely unusual. Usually named after the location, but they might let me help name it, which would be very cool.

Yes, it would.

tanguera

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02/10/2015 01:07:55 AM · #11

Black monolith - a reference to 2001: A Space Oddesy.

This is such exciting news

Paul

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02/10/2015 01:47:58 AM · #12

As a lapsed geologist myself, thanks for sharing. Great stuff!

pamb

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02/10/2015 01:48:51 AM · #13

Always knew that degree would come in handy for ya one day. ;)

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02/10/2015 02:25:51 AM · #14

Wow! Congrats Cory! Must be a thrill.

Reading the thread title I thought someone stumbled upon a suspicious hole in the ground :)).

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02/10/2015 02:28:11 AM · #15

Originally posted by Cory:

Originally posted by smardaz:
with any luck they'll find a black monolith buried in the center of it

Ohh. Pop culture reference. ... Someone care to help a geek out here? I never get these.

Really? You're discovering meteorite craters and you don't know about 2001??? Disappointed Cory, disappointed.

ETA: Obvious congratulations

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Alex_Petrini

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02/10/2015 03:32:19 AM · #16

Originally posted by spiritualspatula:

Originally posted by Cory:

Originally posted by smardaz:
with any luck they'll find a black monolith buried in the center of it

Ohh. Pop culture reference. ... Someone care to help a geek out here? I never get these.

Really? You're discovering meteorite craters and you don't know about 2001??? Disappointed Cory, disappointed.

ETA: Obvious congratulations

Monolith on the moon.

Congrats Cory!

Message edited by author 2015-02-10 03:35:11.

Mike

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02/10/2015 07:06:34 AM · #17

its about time you discovered one, God has probably been trowing rocks at you for a while now. :P

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02/10/2015 07:13:34 AM · #18

Oh,hey huge congrats Cory! That is an incredible find. Heck, even looks like the remains of the central peak are there.

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02/10/2015 07:30:35 AM · #19

Cool find it aslo looks like you found Atlantis on the right side over the Maimi map key.

Mike

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02/10/2015 07:49:24 AM · #20

you cant really see it from Google earth either although other features are visible.. t looks like some sort of movement of the sands with current in toward the crater.

snaffles

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02/10/2015 07:58:46 AM · #21

Originally posted by Cory:

Originally posted by smardaz:
with any luck they'll find a black monolith buried in the center of it

Ohh. Pop culture reference. ... Someone care to help a geek out here? I never get these.

Opening sequence, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Oh yeah and congrats on Cory's Crater! Must be very exciting to find something like that. Maybe it was part of the dinosaur-killing asteroid? Didn't that one land in or near the Yucatan? Let us know when the National Geographic article runs!

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MikeO

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02/10/2015 08:00:08 AM · #22

You must be well chuffed, congratulations !

02/10/2015 08:28:17 AM · #23

Originally posted by Mike:

you cant really see it from Google earth either although other features are visible.. t looks like some sort of movement of the sands with current in toward the crater.

Look at the older maps using earth.. that's sand from dredging going on in the channel cut.

02/10/2015 08:30:05 AM · #24

Originally posted by snaffles:

Originally posted by Cory:

Originally posted by smardaz:
with any luck they'll find a black monolith buried in the center of it

Ohh. Pop culture reference. ... Someone care to help a geek out here? I never get these.

Opening sequence, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Oh yeah and congrats on Cory's Crater! Must be very exciting to find something like that. Maybe it was part of the dinosaur-killing asteroid? Didn't that one land in or near the Yucatan? Let us know when the National Geographic article runs!

Much younger, this is quite rare in fact, simply because of where it is, the feature can't be more than a few tens of thousands of years old, probably less. Making it a very young feature.

Mike