I-Reserve "iMeteorites Henbury"


Ngo-132 km ukusuka emzini wase-Australia we- Alice Springs kunendawo emangalisayo - igcinwe ngegama elithi "Meteorites Henbury". Futhi kuyamangalisa ngemvelaphi yayo - indawo yokugcina "iMeteorites Henbury" yakhiwa ngenxa yokushayisana kwama-meteorites nomhlaba, ngenxa yalokho inqwaba yezingcwecwe ezihlukene nobubanzi obuhlukahlukene ezabunjwa emkhakheni. Kuze kube manje, indawo yokugcina "iMeteorites Henbury" ibhekwa njengendawo engcono kunazo zonke emhlabeni.

Izinsuku namagama

Ngokusho kososayensi nabacwaningi, insimu ye-crater yasungulwa ngenxa ye-meteorite ewela eMhlabeni eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-4 000 edlule. Kulezo zikhathi ezikude, i-meteorite, ihlukanisa izingxenye ezihlukene emigqeni enamandla emkhathini, ihlangene noMhlaba ngesivinini esikhulu (cishe ngamakhilomitha angu-40 / h), okuholela ekubunjweni kwe-craters, okungamamitha angu-6 kuya ku-182 ububanzi, nokujula kufika ku-15 m.

Insimu yaseSurophu yomshoshaphansi yatholwa ngo-1899, kepha inentshisekelo enkulu emphakathini wesayense, ayizange ibangele kwaze kwafika ngo-1930 eduze nendawo yokugcina "iMeteorites Henbury" okwenzekanga ngokuwa kweminye imeteorite, okuthiwa yiKarund. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalesi senzakalo, iqembu labacwaningi besayensi lathunyelwa e-Australia, owathola izingcezu ezingaphezu kwesigamu sezingxenye ze-meteorite (zinezinsimbi zensimbi-nickel), enkulu kunazo zonke ezaziyi-10 kg. Umphumela walezi zifundo kwakuwumsebenzi wesayense "I-Henborne Meteorite Craters e-Central Australia", eyabhalwa omunye ososayensi wezocwaningo AR Alderman.

Kuyathakazelisa

Ngendlela, igama lesigceme "iMeteorites Henbury" alitholanga egameni le-meteorite ewile, kodwa kusukela emadlelweni, okwakuseduze kwendawo ye-crater, eyayingabantu abavela edolobheni laseNgilandi lase-Henbery.