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[โ€“] ivanafterall@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wouldn't a meteorite this size do some crazy amount of damage that we could still see (i.e. a crater)? Or too small for that?

[โ€“] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 8 points 1 year ago

Apparently researcher believe it landed on an ice cap and was transported by glaciers to where it came to rest. So unfortunately any crater melted away thousands of years ago ๐Ÿ˜…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willamette_Meteorite