Detected a rare meteorite hole through Google

Dr. Arthur Hickman's discovery through Google Earth on the vestiges of a meteorite incident rarely seen in far-flung Western Australia gave him the right to name the craters and the right to be proud of everyone .

The meteorite pit is 260m wide and 30m deep. The grass here is said to have a lifespan of 10,000 to 100,000 years around the rust-colored scenery of the Hamersley range in the Pilbara region, western Australia. If confirmed, the Hickman meteorite would become a vestige of the 30th officially verified meteorite impact in Australia and the first discovery in the field since 2005.

According to Earth Impact Database - a source of data on meteorite collisions on Earth hosted by the Canadian Geological Survey and the University of New Brunswick, only 173 such craters are discovered worldwide. This mark will surely bring a lasting reputation to Dr. Hickman, a government geologist from the Western Australian Geological Survey.

Answering the phone interview, Dr. Hickman recalled: 'I didn't purposely go looking for it. When I was using Google Earth (a free program that allows users to observe every location in the world using images from paired antennas and satellites) I saw a hole Strange little rounds amaze me. '

Dr. Hickman - who is in charge of Pilbara Craton Mapping project - said that he discovered the meteorite last June while looking for places with trough iron deposits - this is the type of extreme alluvial deposits Rare periods can be used to extract ore economically.

Although the crater is located about 1000km northeast of Perth, about 300km southeast of Port Headland; but it is only 35km north of the Newman mining town, while the area was previously surveyed.

Dr. Arthur Hickman along with the meteorite pit he found on Google Earth. (Photo: smh.com.au)

Dr. Hickman talked about his discovery with Dr. Andrew Glikson - a meteorite collision specialist who was visiting a friend of the University of Earth's University of Earth Sciences. Australia Dr. Glikson has been studying meteorites since 1968. He came to the site in August and confirmed Dr. Hickman's hypothesis. He spoke through an interview on the phone: 'It is very beautiful. It is a gem in terms of longevity and conservation. '

He said there was only one other explanation for the size of the ruins of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the volcanic eruption. But because the locations around the vestige do not have a young volcano, this hypothesis is eliminated.Dr. Glikson estimates meteorites plunge into the earth with a diameter of 10 to 15m. He added: 'Certainly, no other phenomenon can create a hole like this.'

Two geologists studied with a third scientist wrote and published the discovery paper on the Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. Scientists will give their opinions on this article. The next step in the validation process requires scientists to return to the site and look for the remaining meteorite fragments, or possibly traces of extraterrestrial materials clinging to rocky soil. due to the melting process caused by the terrible clash.

Dr. Hickman hopes to visit the site for the first time in May. It is only half a day north of Newman town if traveling by trains that are only a mile long, famous for Port Headland's unique character. He said humbly, "I am not proud of myself ." He said Dr. Glickson was the one who decided to name his discovery of the Hickman meteorite pit.

Dr. Glikson also has a meteorite crater named after him in western Australia. He could not explain why the Hickman meteorite was not previously discovered. He said: 'The image of this meteorite on Google Earth is clearly visible in front of us.'

Meteorite pits image on Google Maps.