Impact Craters, Meteorites & What They Mean To Us

Ok, it's been a while since I posted anything on the MW site, so I figured I'd put something up that I think everyone might have an appreciation for. Something fun, light and educational. Some of you who are familiar with the Earth Impact Database already know about the craters listed but I found this neat little link on Answers.com that has a plethora of information on impact craters that's not in the database. And it's not just craters on earth either. There's links to info about craters on just about every other planet in our solar system and what impact list would be complete without photos of our nearest celestial body the moon. Scroll down to view links...

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Every meteorite hunter, collector, and adventurer loves meteorite craters. I can't think of why anyone who is into meteorites not having a huge interest and passion for impact craters as well. To be able to see a crater on earth and know that a huge rock from space came hurtling through our atmosphere and slammed into our planet creating a huge hole in the ground, leaving behind the little rocks we so love is amazing. And in some sense it's not so amazing at all...

This type of thing has been happening all over the universe for millions of years and we're just now realizing this fact. It's rare to find a meteorite, even rarer to find a crater, and even rarer still to witness a fall. I think this is what drives the meteorite hunter, collector and adventurer in us all. We need to know. We have great need to know more about our universe, more importantly our role on this planet and the universe as a whole.

When someone realizes that meteoroids slam into our atmosphere, become meteors, and then hit the earth becoming meteorites, literally depositing tons of material across our great planet every day it's more than a motivation to us hunters. We love the adventure of getting out there and being the first human being to ever touch a rock from space.

To put our hand on one and touch it, feel it, study it, and then show it to our friends and family has meaning words just can;t describe. I think Meteorites remind us all what we know in our hearts, we are just a small part of this universe we live in and we should cherish every day we get to spend on this great planet.

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Photos: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Impact_crater

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