Anyone can identify this feature?

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 12:20 pm

Is anyone able to identify what this is?

It is a picture taken on earth, and I got the picture from APOD.

Looks like some kind of lava dome or volcano like those on the moon. Do you know where it's located?

Try to guess before scrolling down.

Post by **perseid** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 12:30 pm

It is not a joke right? It's the famous Berringer Crater in Arizona...the image was flipped upside down!

ALPiNe · Post by **ALPiNe** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:34 pm

Perseid..you just gave the game away! But yeah..you are right about it..

Anyway, this picture looks nasty..a test of optical illusion? :? Here's a website I found with more on the Barringer Meteorite Crater:

http://www.cosmicastronomy.com/3d-optic.htm

Cheers,
:cheers:
- ALPiNe

chrisyeo · Post by **chrisyeo** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:13 pm

oops, must have accidentally orientated it wrongly....

The APOD photo is found here: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap971117.html

ALPiNe · Post by **ALPiNe** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:26 pm

Hahaha!!! I think you already knew about the clue you have given us?

Something to do with the filename?? Hehehe..

=P

Cheers,
:cheers:
- ALPiNe

AGMI · Post by **AGMI** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 5:02 pm

that road on the bottom left is a telltale clue already

Post by **Airconvent** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:39 pm

yup...these are massive craters that luckily for us struck way back before we were around...heh heh

here are some more earth impact craters...

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/tercrate.htm

Post by **zong** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:24 pm

Hey, don't bluff me everyone. This can't be a crater. It must be the famous Area 51 we all wanted to find! The road to that dome is further proof