Re: Large animal extinctions

Timo Niroma (timo.niroma@tilmari.pp.fi)
16 Jul 1996 12:35:34 GMT

In article <31E3B716.4F55@hydro.on.ca>, Dan Evens <dan.evens@hydro.on.ca>
says:
>(snips)
>The sea floor has indeed been mapped out,
>at least well enough to spot a km sized crater.
>(snips)
>Dan Evens

No it has not been mapped to that accuracy. The satellite ocean project,
which has made the most accurate map of the oceans, says the accuracy is
about 10 km.

And besides, it is very difficult to see even a 10 km big construction in
the ocean and say rightaway it is a crater.

Regards,
Timo