[meteorite-list] Largest Crater in the Great Sahara Discovered byBoston University Scientists

[Chris Peterson]

I hope he means the crater is the size of 125,000 football fields. If not, 
they must play some wicked football in Egypt!

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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> "Kebira may have escaped recognition because it is so large - bigger

> than the area of 125 football fields, or the total expanse of the Cairo

> urban region from its airport in the northeast to the Pyramids of Giza

> in the southwest," said Dr. El-Baz.