Studies Group
Terrestrial Impact Crater Panoramas
This digital panorama was recently created by Scott Harris from 35mm film he took 11 years ago at a NASA technical workshop. The gentleman on the right is Gene Shoemaker. At the time, Gene and Ken Herkenhoff were pretty much the lone defenders of the notion that Upheaval Dome was of impact origin.
Photo submitted by Scott Harris, Brown University Scott_Harris@brown.edu
The center of Wetumpka, a marine impact, lies obscured by trees
Photo submitted by Keith Milam, University of Ohio milamk@ohio.edu
The central uplift of Kentland is exposed in a quarry
Photo submitted by Keith Milam, University of Ohio milamk@ohio.edu
Karikkoselkä is a 1.5 km diameter impact structure that is only 1.88 Ma years old.
Photo submitted by Herbert Csadek, Astronomical Association Vienna (WAA); Kuffner Observatory, Vienna csabert@yahoo.com
The water filled Sãäksjärvi Impact Structure formed about 560 Ma in age.
Photo submitted by Herbert Csadek, Astronomical Association Vienna (WAA); Kuffner Observatory, Vienna csabert@yahoo.com
Karikkoselkä is a 1.5 km diameter impact structure that is only 1.88 Ma years old.
Photo submitted by Herbert Csadek, Astronomical Association Vienna (WAA); Kuffner Observatory, Vienna csabert@yahoo.com
The Central uplift area of the Araguainha Dome in Brazil, seen from the south-east.
Photo submitted by Herbert Csadek, Astronomical Association Vienna (WAA); Kuffner Observatory, Vienna csabert@yahoo.com
A desert panorama reminiscent of the Barringer Crater
Photo submitted by Herbert Csadek, Astronomical Association Vienna (WAA); Kuffner Observatory, Vienna csabert@yahoo.com
Panorama of Lonar shows the obvious crater shape and the central lake. This impact structure is formed in basalt.
Photo courtesy of Shawn Wright, Arizona State University Shawn.P.Wright@asu.edu
Panorama view of the Serpent Mound Structure and Appalachian Plateau on the horizon. View is looking ENE. Site of photo is about .4 miles southwest of boundary fault. Serpent Mound State Park is about 1 mile northeast.Tick marks approximate structural boundaries. Elevation at photo site 280 m.
Composite photos by Mark Baranoski (Ohio Division of Geological Survey) assembled by Lisa Van Doren. Mark.Baranoski@dnr.state.oh.us
The view from the central uplift of the Serpent Mound impact structure, looking to the south. This is a 256 Ma, 8 km-diameter, complex crater in south Ohio.
Photo courtesy of Keith Milam, University of Tennessee kmilam@utk.edu
Outside panorama of Barringer (Meteor) Crater
Photo courtesy of Keith Evans, Southwest Missouri State University kre787f@smsu.edu
Photomosaic of Barringer (Meteor) Crater
Photo courtesy of Gordon "Oz" Osinski, University of Arizona osinski@lycos.com
Looking at the central uplift with the rim exposed in the distance
Photo courtesy of Livio L. Tornabene, University of Tennessee, ltornabe@utk.edu
Photomosaic of a portion of the eastern central uplift of the Flynn Creek impact structure, 2004
Photo courtesy of Keith A. Milam, University of Tennessee, kmilam@utk.edu
Photomosaic of Haughton Crater in summer in artic Canada
Photo courtesy of Gordon "Oz" Osinski, University of Arizona osinski@lycos.com
Photomosaic of Haughton Crater in summer in artic Canada
Photo courtesy of Gordon "Oz" Osinski, University of Arizona osinski@lycos.com
Photomosaic looking westward across the Middlesboro impact structure from the eastern rim
Highway 25E and the town of Middlesboro can be seen in the foreground
The western rim can be seen in the distance
Photo courtesy of Keith A. Milam, University of Tennessee, kmilam@utk.edu
Photomosaic of the Steinheim impact structure in Germany
Photo courtesy of Kevin Evans, Southwest Missouri State University, kre787@smsu.edu
Photomosaic looking to the northeast from the southwest crater rim
Photo courtesy of Dr. Linda Kah, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, lckah@utk.edu
Tswaing is located 45 minutes from Johannesburg
Photo courtesy of Martin Tuchscherer, University of the Witwatersrand tuchscm@science.pg.wits.ac.za
Photomosaic looking across the central uplift and surrounding strata of Upheaval Dome.
The photo was taken July 25th, 2004 at 1:35 PM with a Nikon D70 18mm Nikkor
and is composed of 11 separate images, which were manually assembled them in Adobe Photoshop.
Photo courtesy of Mark Christianson, marcc@oz.net
Dycus Disturbance, Tennessee, USA
Photomosaic showing a partial panorama of the Dycus Disturbance looking to the northeast, October 2003
Exposures lie to the right of center primarily in the woods
Shown in the foreground is Bill Deane
Photo courtesy of Pascal Lee & Bill Deane, University of Tennessee, wdeane@utk.edu
Center and portion of the exterior of the Jeptha Knob structure
View is looking to the west
Photo courtesy of Mark F. Thompson, Kentucky Geological Survey (thompson@uky.edu)
Uplifted area at the center of the Versailles structure
Photo courtesy of Mark. F. Thompson, Kentucky Geological Survey, thompson@uky.edu