Re: Lunar crater origin

"Louis Hissink" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> It is generally accepted that the lunar craters are formed from meteroic
> imnpacts.
>
> Consider Crater Ptolemaeus - a large crater in the near middle of the
> lunar image viewable from the earth.
>
> There is one small problem - the meteorite which created this crater would
> have also have had to pass through the earth prior to impact on the moon.
>
> Any views on this problem ?
>
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> LH

You have to make an exact determination of the strike angle before you can
even come close to making that assumption.