http://geographicalmedia.com/south-america/news/topic/mentor/rss/xmlNews about mentor from South Americahttp://geographicalmedia.comWed, 03 Dec 2008 21:47:51 GMThttp://geographicalmedia.comhttp://geographicalmedia.com/_ui/style/img/admin/explore-lara.gifhttp://geographicalmedia.comRSS Provided by .geographical mediahttp://geographicalmedia.com/south-america/peru/article/2007/9/24/peruvian-crater-caused-by-meteorPeruvian scientists confirmed on September 20 that the crater found Saturday in the Puno region, of Peru by local villagers and blamed for a mass...<div class='ShowMediaItem'><div id="FeaturedViewer"><img id="PicViewFeatured" src='http://www.wow.gm/_library/articles/8F5CDF56-A57A-4123-86E5-EBD2AECDA336-d.jpg' /></div><div class='ShowMediaDate'>Monday, September 24, 2007</div><div class='ShowMediaBody'><p> Peruvian scientists confirmed on September 20 that the crater found Saturday in the Puno region, of Peru by local villagers and blamed for a mass illness affecting 200 people was likely caused by a meteorite. </p> <p> Jose Ishitsuka of Peru's Geophysics Institute, found a 3-inch magnetic fragment that contained iron, which is common in all rocks from space. The impact also registered a magnitude 1.5 earthquake, equivalent to 4.9 tons of dynamite exploding. </p> <p> Jay Melosh, an expert on impact craters and professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona, was initially skeptical that the crater was caused by a meteorite, but recently said, "It begins to sound more likely to me that this object could indeed be a meteorite." </p> <p> The crater made by the meteorite measured 15 feet deep and 65 feet wide. </p> </div><div class='ShowMediaSource'>Source: <b>Wikinews</b></div></div>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 06:31:48 GMT