There are just certain things anyone with a computer and access to the Internet eventually do.
I’ll admit I’m no different than anyone else. I’ve Googled my own name and I’ve plugged in my address to Google Earth to get a sky high view of my neighborhood.
It turns an Australian scientist put Google Earth to better use. Arthur Hickman turned his trained eye on the application and spotted an unknown meteor impact site Down Under. Hickman was researching ore deposits in the area when he spotted the anomaly.
You would think since man has explored nearly every inch of the planet, this location would have been spotted years ago.
The location in Western Australia is the second largest preserved rim crater on the continent with little erosion to distort its original shape and depth. There are 29 other known meteorite impact sites in Australia.
The amazing meteorite pic at the top of this page was snapped by a UK teen in 2003.
Tags: meteor, meteorite, meteor impact site, Google Earth, Australia, geology, astronomy