Re: Interesting
A survey of the crater itself could reveal tell-tale melted rock. "If we could find fragments of impact glass, we could date them using radioactive dating techniques," he said.
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I hope they'll be able to 'go there' and do just that, EP.
I've found it interesting how they've found impact craters while looking for oil and gas:
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF14/1460.html
(Gulf of Mexico comes to mind)
http://explorezone.com/columns/space/1999/december_oil.htm
Marcia