That Peruvian meteorite

Posted on October 8, 2007 | Comments Off on That Peruvian meteorite

A closer look, in PDF, via spaceweather.com. Where did all the water come from? The impact crater is below the water table. As for the mystery illnesses? Arsenic-tainted ground water.

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0 responses to “That Peruvian meteorite”

  1. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | October 9, 2007 at 12:41 pm |

    Could be really a chunk of ice, tainted by some minerals, arsenic included.

  2. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | October 9, 2007 at 12:41 pm |

    Could be really a chunk of ice, tainted by some minerals, arsenic included.

  3. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | October 9, 2007 at 7:13 pm |

    Could have been. But they say Peru’s soil has a higher-than-normal arsenic content, though they don’t say why.

  4. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | October 9, 2007 at 7:13 pm |

    Could have been. But they say Peru’s soil has a higher-than-normal arsenic content, though they don’t say why.

  5. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | October 9, 2007 at 7:13 pm |

    Could have been. But they say Peru’s soil has a higher-than-normal arsenic content, though they don’t say why.