Huge Crater Found in Egypt

Why is the story; listed below; largely ignored. ... I would have
thought that it was a ' big deal' ????

I don't see any "pushing" of this news, vis a vis, the regular internet
channels ...

Puzzled,

RL
---------------------------------------
" Scientists have discovered a huge crater in the Saharan desert, the
largest one ever found there.

The crater is about 19 miles (31 kilometers) wide, more than twice as
big as the next largest Saharan crater known. It utterly dwarfs Meteor
Crater in Arizona, which is about three-fourths of a mile (1.2
kilometers) in diameter.

In fact, the newfound crater, in Egypt, was likely carved by a space
rock that was itself roughly 0.75 miles wide in an event that would
have been quite a shock, destroying everything for hundreds of miles.
For comparison, the Chicxulub crater left by a dinosaur-killing
asteroid 65 million years ago is estimated to be 100 to 150 miles (160
to 240 kilometers) wide.

The crater was discovered in satellite images by Boston University
researchers Farouk El-Baz and Eman Ghoneim.

El-Baz named the crater "Kebira," which means "large" in Arabic
and also relates to its location on the northern tip of the Gilf Kebir
region in southwestern Egypt.

"Kebira may have escaped recognition because it is so large," equal
to the "expanse of the Cairo urban region from its airport in the
northeast to the Pyramids of Giza in the southwest," El-Baz said
today. "Also, the search for craters typically concentrates on small
features, especially those that can be identified on the ground. The
advantage of a view from space is that it allows us to see regional
patterns and the big picture." ...

See http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ig_crater.html for
source and more ...

On 9 Mar 2006 09:37:45 -0800, "Raving Loonie"
wrote:

Why is the story; listed below; largely ignored. ... I would have
thought that it was a ' big deal' ????

I don't see any "pushing" of this news, vis a vis, the regular internet
channels ...

Puzzled,

RL
---------------------------------------
" Scientists have discovered a huge crater in the Saharan desert, the
largest one ever found there.

The crater is about 19 miles (31 kilometers) wide, more than twice as
big as the next largest Saharan crater known. It utterly dwarfs Meteor
Crater in Arizona, which is about three-fourths of a mile (1.2
kilometers) in diameter.

In fact, the newfound crater, in Egypt, was likely carved by a space
rock that was itself roughly 0.75 miles wide in an event that would
have been quite a shock, destroying everything for hundreds of miles.
For comparison, the Chicxulub crater left by a dinosaur-killing
asteroid 65 million years ago is estimated to be 100 to 150 miles (160
to 240 kilometers) wide.

The crater was discovered in satellite images by Boston University
researchers Farouk El-Baz and Eman Ghoneim.

El-Baz named the crater "Kebira," which means "large" in Arabic
and also relates to its location on the northern tip of the Gilf Kebir
region in southwestern Egypt.

"Kebira may have escaped recognition because it is so large," equal
to the "expanse of the Cairo urban region from its airport in the
northeast to the Pyramids of Giza in the southwest," El-Baz said
today. "Also, the search for craters typically concentrates on small
features, especially those that can be identified on the ground. The
advantage of a view from space is that it allows us to see regional
patterns and the big picture." ...

See http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ig_crater.html for
source and more ...

Maybe Darla took a dump.

Jade

Michael Baldwin, Bruce wrote:
Deadanus AKA Daedalus wrote:
On 9 Mar 2006 09:37:45 -0800, "Raving Loonie"
wrote:

Why is the story; listed below; largely ignored. ... I would have
thought that it was a ' big deal' ????

I don't see any "pushing" of this news, vis a vis, the regular internet
channels ...

Puzzled,

RL
---------------------------------------
" Scientists have discovered a huge crater in the Saharan desert, the
largest one ever found there.

The crater is about 19 miles (31 kilometers) wide, more than twice as
big as the next largest Saharan crater known. It utterly dwarfs Meteor
Crater in Arizona, which is about three-fourths of a mile (1.2
kilometers) in diameter.

In fact, the newfound crater, in Egypt, was likely carved by a space
rock that was itself roughly 0.75 miles wide in an event that would
have been quite a shock, destroying everything for hundreds of miles.
For comparison, the Chicxulub crater left by a dinosaur-killing
asteroid 65 million years ago is estimated to be 100 to 150 miles (160
to 240 kilometers) wide.

The crater was discovered in satellite images by Boston University
researchers Farouk El-Baz and Eman Ghoneim.

El-Baz named the crater "Kebira," which means "large" in Arabic
and also relates to its location on the northern tip of the Gilf Kebir
region in southwestern Egypt.

"Kebira may have escaped recognition because it is so large," equal
to the "expanse of the Cairo urban region from its airport in the
northeast to the Pyramids of Giza in the southwest," El-Baz said
today. "Also, the search for craters typically concentrates on small
features, especially those that can be identified on the ground. The
advantage of a view from space is that it allows us to see regional
patterns and the big picture." ...

See http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ig_crater.html for
source and more ...

Maybe Darla took a dump.

It doesn't look like a crater to me.

Jade

Now, what are you replyingto a formosa'd loon, Deadanus? And, more to
the point, why are you trolling the support groups?
I didn't know that alt.music.sultans-of-ping was a support fr0up, Bruce?

Raving Loonie , the emaciated transient and
yawning jaihouse-turnout who likes extravagant indecent exposure with
cormorants, and whose partner is a sister-of-the-night with a diseased
****, wrote in om:

Michael Baldwin, Bruce wrote:


*plonk*



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Daedalus wrote:

On 9 Mar 2006 09:37:45 -0800, "Raving Loonie"
wrote:

Why is the story; listed below; largely ignored. ... I would have
thought that it was a ' big deal' ????

I don't see any "pushing" of this news, vis a vis, the regular internet
channels ...

Puzzled,

RL
---------------------------------------
" Scientists have discovered a huge crater in the Saharan desert, the
largest one ever found there.

The crater is about 19 miles (31 kilometers) wide, more than twice as
big as the next largest Saharan crater known. It utterly dwarfs Meteor
Crater in Arizona, which is about three-fourths of a mile (1.2
kilometers) in diameter.

In fact, the newfound crater, in Egypt, was likely carved by a space
rock that was itself roughly 0.75 miles wide in an event that would
have been quite a shock, destroying everything for hundreds of miles.
For comparison, the Chicxulub crater left by a dinosaur-killing
asteroid 65 million years ago is estimated to be 100 to 150 miles (160
to 240 kilometers) wide.

The crater was discovered in satellite images by Boston University
researchers Farouk El-Baz and Eman Ghoneim.

El-Baz named the crater "Kebira," which means "large" in Arabic
and also relates to its location on the northern tip of the Gilf Kebir
region in southwestern Egypt.

"Kebira may have escaped recognition because it is so large," equal
to the "expanse of the Cairo urban region from its airport in the
northeast to the Pyramids of Giza in the southwest," El-Baz said
today. "Also, the search for craters typically concentrates on small
features, especially those that can be identified on the ground. The
advantage of a view from space is that it allows us to see regional
patterns and the big picture." ...

See http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ig_crater.html for
source and more ...

Maybe Darla took a dump.

Or the Kook Ship Darla-Pop made a nose-dive.

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Kadaitcha Man wrote:
Raving Loonie , the emaciated transient and
yawning jaihouse-turnout who likes extravagant indecent exposure with
cormorants, and whose partner is a sister-of-the-night with a diseased
****, wrote in om:

Michael Baldwin, Bruce wrote:


*plonk*
O.K. ... I get the hint.

... It's time to start using a real newsreader.


Suggestions?

Cordially,

RL

Raving Loonie wrote:
Why is the story; listed below; largely ignored. ... I would have
thought that it was a ' big deal' ????

I don't see any "pushing" of this news, vis a vis, the regular internet
channels ...

Puzzled,

RL
---------------------------------------
" Scientists have discovered a huge crater in the Saharan desert, the
largest one ever found there.

The crater is about 19 miles (31 kilometers) wide, more than twice as
big as the next largest Saharan crater known. It utterly dwarfs Meteor
Crater in Arizona, which is about three-fourths of a mile (1.2
kilometers) in diameter.

[...]

It's a series of concentric ridgebacks.

Not much spooge was expended during the Discovery.
--
ah

On 9 Mar 2006 17:35:35 -0800, "Michael Baldwin, Bruce"
wrote:

Deadanus AKA Daedalus wrote:
On 9 Mar 2006 09:37:45 -0800, "Raving Loonie"
wrote:

Why is the story; listed below; largely ignored. ... I would have
thought that it was a ' big deal' ????

I don't see any "pushing" of this news, vis a vis, the regular internet
channels ...

Puzzled,

RL
---------------------------------------
" Scientists have discovered a huge crater in the Saharan desert, the
largest one ever found there.

The crater is about 19 miles (31 kilometers) wide, more than twice as
big as the next largest Saharan crater known. It utterly dwarfs Meteor
Crater in Arizona, which is about three-fourths of a mile (1.2
kilometers) in diameter.

In fact, the newfound crater, in Egypt, was likely carved by a space
rock that was itself roughly 0.75 miles wide in an event that would
have been quite a shock, destroying everything for hundreds of miles.
For comparison, the Chicxulub crater left by a dinosaur-killing
asteroid 65 million years ago is estimated to be 100 to 150 miles (160
to 240 kilometers) wide.

The crater was discovered in satellite images by Boston University
researchers Farouk El-Baz and Eman Ghoneim.

El-Baz named the crater "Kebira," which means "large" in Arabic
and also relates to its location on the northern tip of the Gilf Kebir
region in southwestern Egypt.

"Kebira may have escaped recognition because it is so large," equal
to the "expanse of the Cairo urban region from its airport in the
northeast to the Pyramids of Giza in the southwest," El-Baz said
today. "Also, the search for craters typically concentrates on small
features, especially those that can be identified on the ground. The
advantage of a view from space is that it allows us to see regional
patterns and the big picture." ...

See http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ig_crater.html for
source and more ...

Maybe Darla took a dump.

It doesn't look like a crater to me.

Put on your glasses, Pippi.


Jade

Now, what are you replyingto a formosa'd loon, Deadanus?

That was called an observation. I'm sure the formosa'd loon wasn't
harmed in the making of that post.

And, more to
the point, why are you trolling the support groups?

I hit reply. I think trolls are generally more planned than that.

But thanks for pointing out that a support groups was in teh groups
line snecked You're so helpful!

Got anything else to discuss, Brucie-tard?

Jade

On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:07:11 -0700, Art Deco
wrote:

Daedalus wrote:

On 9 Mar 2006 09:37:45 -0800, "Raving Loonie"
wrote:

Why is the story; listed below; largely ignored. ... I would have
thought that it was a ' big deal' ????

I don't see any "pushing" of this news, vis a vis, the regular internet
channels ...

Puzzled,

RL
---------------------------------------
" Scientists have discovered a huge crater in the Saharan desert, the
largest one ever found there.

The crater is about 19 miles (31 kilometers) wide, more than twice as
big as the next largest Saharan crater known. It utterly dwarfs Meteor
Crater in Arizona, which is about three-fourths of a mile (1.2
kilometers) in diameter.

In fact, the newfound crater, in Egypt, was likely carved by a space
rock that was itself roughly 0.75 miles wide in an event that would
have been quite a shock, destroying everything for hundreds of miles.
For comparison, the Chicxulub crater left by a dinosaur-killing
asteroid 65 million years ago is estimated to be 100 to 150 miles (160
to 240 kilometers) wide.

The crater was discovered in satellite images by Boston University
researchers Farouk El-Baz and Eman Ghoneim.

El-Baz named the crater "Kebira," which means "large" in Arabic
and also relates to its location on the northern tip of the Gilf Kebir
region in southwestern Egypt.

"Kebira may have escaped recognition because it is so large," equal
to the "expanse of the Cairo urban region from its airport in the
northeast to the Pyramids of Giza in the southwest," El-Baz said
today. "Also, the search for craters typically concentrates on small
features, especially those that can be identified on the ground. The
advantage of a view from space is that it allows us to see regional
patterns and the big picture." ...

See http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ig_crater.html for
source and more ...

Maybe Darla took a dump.

Or the Kook Ship Darla-Pop made a nose-dive.

Think that 85 year old Japanese chick was at the wheel?

Jade

Daedalus wrote:
On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:07:11 -0700, Art Deco
wrote:

Daedalus wrote:

On 9 Mar 2006 09:37:45 -0800, "Raving Loonie"
wrote:

Why is the story; listed below; largely ignored. ... I would have
thought that it was a ' big deal' ????

I don't see any "pushing" of this news, vis a vis, the regular internet
channels ...

Puzzled,

RL
---------------------------------------
" Scientists have discovered a huge crater in the Saharan desert, the
largest one ever found there.

The crater is about 19 miles (31 kilometers) wide, more than twice as
big as the next largest Saharan crater known. It utterly dwarfs Meteor
Crater in Arizona, which is about three-fourths of a mile (1.2
kilometers) in diameter.

In fact, the newfound crater, in Egypt, was likely carved by a space
rock that was itself roughly 0.75 miles wide in an event that would
have been quite a shock, destroying everything for hundreds of miles.
For comparison, the Chicxulub crater left by a dinosaur-killing
asteroid 65 million years ago is estimated to be 100 to 150 miles (160
to 240 kilometers) wide.

The crater was discovered in satellite images by Boston University
researchers Farouk El-Baz and Eman Ghoneim.

El-Baz named the crater "Kebira," which means "large" in Arabic
and also relates to its location on the northern tip of the Gilf Kebir
region in southwestern Egypt.

"Kebira may have escaped recognition because it is so large," equal
to the "expanse of the Cairo urban region from its airport in the
northeast to the Pyramids of Giza in the southwest," El-Baz said
today. "Also, the search for craters typically concentrates on small
features, especially those that can be identified on the ground. The
advantage of a view from space is that it allows us to see regional
patterns and the big picture." ...

See http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ig_crater.html for
source and more ...

Maybe Darla took a dump.

Or the Kook Ship Darla-Pop made a nose-dive.

Think that 85 year old Japanese chick was at the wheel?
Do think that it was caused by an AUK-turd?

RL