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| Killer Crater Found Under Ice |
| 2006-06-02 |
| COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Planetary scientists have found evidence of a meteor impact much larger and earlier than the one that killed the dinosaurs -- an impact that they believe caused the biggest mass extinction in Earth's history. The 300-mile-wide crater lies hidden more than a mile beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. And the gravity measurements that reveal its existence suggest that it could date back about 250 million years -- the time of the Permian-Triassic extinction, when almost all animal life on Earth died out. Its size and location -- in the Wilkes Land region of East Antarctica, south of Australia -- also suggest that it could have begun the breakup of the Gondwana supercontinent by creating the tectonic rift that pushed Australia northward. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #16 glad that I'm not the only one missing .com. That man hit the nail on the head pretty much every day. Please to come back kind .com sir. |
| Posted by: Remoteman 2006-06-02 23:46 |
| #15 RB? sheech! thatr soposed tobe RD |
| Posted by: RD 2006-06-02 23:07 |
| #14 anyone who says you can't really know and like someone as a friend online never played with Lucky or PD/.com. I miss em both heh! good news we've got 1/2 of the MIAs. Alaska Paul! If I may add to that... on RB friendships, Ima way impressed by RBees.. We're part of a remarkable phenomenon, a meeting of like spirited people with the same critical interests and focus. |
| Posted by: RB 2006-06-02 22:55 |
| #13 I miss .com too. Commmmmme hommmmmmme, |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-06-02 22:48 |
| #12 anyone who says you can't really know and like someone as a friend online never played with Lucky or PD/.com. I miss em both |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-06-02 21:28 |
| #11 I miss him. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-06-02 21:25 |
| #10 Don't worry RD, Ima Back from Kahl-ee-forn-ya, and me melon is still on straight, heh. I still get no responses from .com via email, but his server does not reject the emails. I still keep sending him stuff. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-06-02 21:18 |
| #9 I talked to Al-aska on the phone just the other night....he's great, prolly catching up on work after his Kol-E-Fornya trip. PD/.com I have dimmer hopes for. He's not responding to emails, calls. Dunno, but that makes me damn sad |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-06-02 19:55 |
| #8 Frank, we're missing two very important RBees. .com and Al-Aska Paul I hope everything is OK.. Shouting out COME HOME 'cause RB needs you!! |
| Posted by: RD 2006-06-02 19:50 |
| #7 :-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-06-02 19:38 |
| #6 Shakespearean tragedy or do you really mean a Kaiser? |
| Posted by: Jinenter Phealing5856 2006-06-02 19:21 |
| #5 6 has been on a role lately..... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-06-02 19:14 |
| #4 6r! Inspector Clueso! |
| Posted by: RD 2006-06-02 19:11 |
| #3 Fluctuations? Fluct you Amelicans too! |
| Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-06-02 18:53 |
| #2 The scientists used gravity fluctuations I've given plenty of warning to everyone at RB about the coming era of low gravity. Don't panic though, buy my new book Stepping Lightly Into Your Future, |
| Posted by: 6 2006-06-02 15:33 |
| #1 a crater easily large enough to hold the state of Ohio If only. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-06-02 14:22 |