Helmutt Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Wow, a 112mile diameter crater? Massive power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Here's the list of known craters on Earth.List of impact craters on EarthThe Earth is covered with craters. All well worn down, and hard to see with oceans and vegetation growing hiding them. One nice one is in Southern Ohio.Serpent Mound Crater If you look, you can see it pretty clearly.Might have to get on the website for a larger view.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Serpent_Mound_Crater.jpg/800px-Serpent_Mound_Crater.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Here's an answer:The rock that hit Jupiter was probably smaller than a house.Maybe only 10 meters across – the size of a large truck.With quite a large explosion.The article includes a short video of the impact.Jupiter gets rocked by an impact again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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