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 May 4 2006, 12:54 AM
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Hello folks,
Last summer I had the opportunity (no pun) to visit a meteorite crater in Kaali, Estonia. It's claimed to be the last giant meteorite impact on Earth falling on a densely populated region a few thousand years ago. Anyway, why I'm posting this here is that the size of this crater is comparable to Endurance - its diameter is about 360 feet (vs. 430 feet for Endurance). I happened to take some images of it, and I did a quick autostitch to get a panorama. To judge the size of it, look at the concrete steps at lower right. Enjoy!
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May 4 2006, 05:40 AM
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Nice little hole, fresh looking and all. It has a look a bit like a martian crater, except of course when stones are hidden by grass or water.
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May 4 2006, 05:58 AM
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Interesting, pando. It is impressive to know that impact probably killed several people... (however, we are talking of almost 10000 years ago, I doubt that area was densely populated like now).
Close to my home, there is a small crater that was believed to be meteoric too, until few years ago. Deeper studies showed antropogenic origin, however! 
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May 4 2006, 03:34 PM
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That is really cool, Pando. I find it difficult to guage how large things are in rover images, without any terrestrial landmarks like trees or people around. Remember way back when Oppy just landed, and we thought the Eagle crater "cliff" in front of her was huge? And it turned out she could drive right over it.
I thought I posted these last night in a separate topic, but they seem to have dissappeared. Anyway, here are some views of Endurance I was playing with last night, coincidentally at the same time you posted your image. |
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May 4 2006, 04:27 PM
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QUOTE (mhoward @ May 4 2006, 08:34 AM)  I find it difficult to guage how large things are in rover images, without any terrestrial landmarks like trees or people around. Yeah, and it's also somewhat hard to comprehend the size of it from the panorama I posted, until you actually see people in there. Here's another shot, with some people standing down there... mhoward, those are cool Endurance images!
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Pando Endurance Crater - on Earth May 4 2006, 12:54 AM
djellison Do you know what would be cool
Someone buys a pat... May 4 2006, 03:41 PM odave Sounds like a good project for Bill Harris once he... May 4 2006, 04:13 PM
Richard Trigaux QUOTE (odave @ May 4 2006, 04:13 PM) Soun... May 4 2006, 04:19 PM FIN Mars I know that crater, Becouse Estonia is south of my... May 4 2006, 04:54 PM Shaka If you build it they will come.
QUOTE (FIN Mars ... May 4 2006, 06:52 PM marswiggle Thank you for these nice images, Pando. You cannot... May 4 2006, 10:03 PM Bill Harris > Is your back yard big enough for a 1/4 scale ... May 5 2006, 03:13 AM Shaka QUOTE (Bill Harris @ May 4 2006, 05:13 PM... May 5 2006, 03:20 AM Oersted QUOTE (Bill Harris @ May 5 2006, 05:13 AM... May 5 2006, 07:50 PM Bill Harris I have a light radio-controlled electric airplane ... May 6 2006, 02:22 AM mhoward Here's a little more fun:
(Click on 'or... May 6 2006, 03:08 AM Nix Very nice views Michael
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