Over 15,000 photos and growing!
17 - July - 2017 An MPOD Classic from from 17 July 2012 This Month Today's Picture Select a Month
Submit a Picture
Where is My Picture?!
The Queue
Met Name
Met Type
Thin Sections
A sliced glass bomb from the Ries Crater, Germany. From Wikipedia:The depression is interpreted as a meteor impact crater formed about 14.3 million–14.5 million years ago in the Miocene. The original crater rim had an estimated diameter of 24 kilometers (15 mi). The present floor of the depression is about 100 to 150 m (330 to 490 ft) below the eroded remains of the rim. Impactite Click to view larger photos #1 Visit My Web Site
The depression is interpreted as a meteor impact crater formed about 14.3 million–14.5 million years ago in the Miocene. The original crater rim had an estimated diameter of 24 kilometers (15 mi). The present floor of the depression is about 100 to 150 m (330 to 490 ft) below the eroded remains of the rim. Impactite Click to view larger photos #1 Visit My Web Site