[meteorite-list] Dino killer size

[Michael L Blood]

If you go to  the following URL below, the 6th painting from
The top is the K-T Event. Be sure to click on it to see a much
Larger photo of it:

http://michaelbloodmeteorites.com/JerryArmstrong.html

        Best wishes, Michael


on 4/11/08 9:46 AM, E.P. Grondine at epgrondine at yahoo.com wrote:


> Hi Sterling - 

> 

> I would imagine a lot of the cosmic osmium would have

> been "sequestered" in the impact spherules. The KT

> fossil meteorite seems to have been ignored by this

> group, so

> 

> How would you determine the composition of what hit?

> First, take samples from around the crater. Then

> working from known densities and crater size, estimate

> your velocity.

> 

> That said, the idea of using osmium ratios as a way of

> detecting impacts to have occurred looks valid.

> 

> E.P. Grondine

> Man and Impact in the Americas

> 

> 

> 

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