2km crater found in Antarctica. Aliens ?

[Tender Branson]

Well, probably not:

Antarctic Crater: Mysterious Mile-Wide Ring Spotted



Scientists in Antarctica have discovered a formation over a mile wide that they believe may be an impact crater, and despite speculation that it is linked to a meteorite that struck Earth in 2004, its origins remain a mystery.

German Scientists spotted the crater on a routine survey flight above the King Baudoin Ice Shelf in Antarctica, according to the Daily Mail. Broken ice lingered at the center of a ring-like scar within the crater, marring the surface of the normally flat and featureless shelf. The crater was first discovered on December 24, before researchers returned on December 26 to document it, using a laser to create a topographical map.

The crater was sighted by Dr. Christian Müller, a geophysicist in Antarctica with the surveying company Fielax.

“We were on a routine measuring flight near to the coast and we were flying above a small ice bluff,” he recalled. “I looked out of the window and saw some unusual structures in the surface of the ice that were some broken ice looking like icebergs that is very unusual on a very flat ice shelf surrounded by a large wing shaped circular structure. I’ve never seen something like that before.”

http://www.inquisitr.com/1748958/antarctic-crater-mysterious-mile-wide-ring-spotted

[solarstorm]

No, that was Hitler and his flying saucers...

[angus]

Definitely ancient aliens.

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1 mile equals 2 km now?  Why cite it in incorrectly converted kilometers when the story cites 1 mile?

[politicus]

1 mile equals 2 km now?  Why cite it in incorrectly converted kilometers when the story cites 1 mile?

"over a mile wide"

A mile is 1,609 meters, so over a mile is close to 2km.

This one says "about 2km"

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/two-km-wide-crater-antarctica-linked-2004-meteorite-impact-1482869

[angus]

1 mile equals 2 km now?  Why cite it in incorrectly converted kilometers when the story cites 1 mile?

"over a mile wide"

A mile is 1,609 meters, so over a mile is close to 2km.

The Pacific Ocean is also "over a mile wide." 

I think aliens made the Pacific Ocean as well.  Perhaps as a bath. 

[politicus]

1 mile equals 2 km now?  Why cite it in incorrectly converted kilometers when the story cites 1 mile?

"over a mile wide"

A mile is 1,609 meters, so over a mile is close to 2km.

The Pacific Ocean is also "over a mile wide." 

I think aliens made the Pacific Ocean as well.  Perhaps as a bath. 

Yeah,yeah, but we both know how journalists use these terms. "Over a mile" means more than 10% more (because otherwise they say "a mile") and less than 1,4 mile (because if it was above that they would have said 1,5). So roughly 1,75 km to 2,25 km. And as you can see the other article says about 2 km.

[angus]

haha.  probably.  I actually didn't read the article because I know that it was made by aliens.

Extra-terrestrial aliens are very popular in the US just now, especially ancient ones.  I gather that this is also the case in the UK.  Is it that way in Denmark as well?

[Mr. Morden]

Definitely ancient aliens.

Judging from that pic, I'm guessing Centauri?

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Mother of god...

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Krampus, of course.

[Middle-aged Europe]

Mother of god...

You've got to be f***ing kidding.

[Tender Branson]

Krampus, of course.

Is that where you are hiding, Grumpus ? In Antarctica ?

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Mother of god...

You've got to be f***ing kidding.

So you didn't immediately think of The Thing?

[DemPGH]

http://www.universetoday.com/118205/mysterious-crater-in-antarctica-could-be-from-a-meteorite/

Yeah, a few years ago they found a massive crater called the Wilkes land crater in Antarctica. Craters are hard to find on Earth because Earth is highly active geologically, so it's not surprising they they'd be found in areas like this under ice and so forth. But yeah, the culprit is surely a meteorite!

[Middle-aged Europe]

Mother of god...

You've got to be f***ing kidding.

So you didn't immediately think of The Thing?

Of couse, that's why I quoted a line from the movie.

[Starbucks Union Thug HokeyPuck]

Mother of god...

You've got to be f***ing kidding.

So you didn't immediately think of The Thing?

Of couse, that's why I quoted a line from the movie.

Wow.  That went right the hell over my head.