On: Evidence of a 12,800-year-old shallow airburst depression in Louisiana

[btilly]

Yes. If it exploded in the air, then there is no crater.

[gattr → btilly]

Indeed, cf. Tunguska event ([1]) from 1908.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event

[MichaelZuo → btilly]

Huh? There’s definitely a visible impact structure: https://www.google.com/maps/@60.9045428,101.9279614,14z/data...

[ceejayoz → MichaelZuo]

Zoom out a bit and it looks pretty unremarkable for the area.

One has to be careful interpreting craters in areas with permafrost. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201130-climate-change-t...