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Old 02-17-2012, 03:13 AM   #6
Fgunehjf

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yes, it's big! i had to take like six or seven linked camera shots to make the one merged image (which was most of the way around the whole rim of the crater). dot, the viewing platforms barely go over the edge into the rim, and they have some viewing binoc platforms here and there. i'm not sure but there might be a trail around part of the edge of the rim ? but we were on time budget so wasn't a consideration so can't remember

interesting story involving part of the original meteorite - a few years ago someone managed to steal a 50 lb or so chunk of the meteorite that was found a few miles (!) outside of the crater after it had splashed upon impact. there was a tv documentary about the meteor impact and they showed the stolen block of iron. someone in michigan was watching the show, and thought they recognized the block of iron; someone had recently passed away and this chunk was in the estate sale and the buyer bought it to melt down, but had it holding down a portable basketball hoop. they called a local university who checked out the chunk and confirmed it was the stolen meteorite! it now rests comfortably (with cameras watching it) in the museum. the new owner thought they could get some bucks for it at the scrap yard because it was so heavy
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