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Valles Marineris - How do young earthers explain ancient geology on other planets?

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03-25-2010 8:43 AM 		Reply to: Message 21 by Faith
03-25-2010 2:48 AM

Re: A hit from outer space?
Faith writes:
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Meteors usually hit straight on of course, thanks to gravity pulling them in, and leave those characteristic craters...
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Meteors rarely hit straight on. The inevitably circular craters result from the release of energy from the collision which far surpasses any sideways kinetic energy that the meteor might contribute.
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--Percy
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