The Meteorite That Changed The Course of Christianity
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 2, 2020
For more than two centuries, Christianity suffered under the Roman Empire. Christians were arrested, tortured, mutilated, burned, and starve...
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Operation Sailor Hat
Kaushik Patowary
May 9, 2019
On the coast of Kahoʻolawe, the smallest of the eight main volcanic islands of Hawaiian, is a large crater left behind by a violent test con...
The Mines of Messines Ridge
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 26, 2018
About 8 kilometers south of Ypres, in the middle of a farm, is a small green pond known as the “Pool of Peace”, but its creation was a rathe...
The Most Visually Impressive Impact Craters on Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 3, 2016
It is estimated that the earth’s surface is struck by about 500 meteorites a year, but only about 5 or 6 are large enough to be detected by ...
The Kerio Crater Lake in Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 13, 2015
The Kerio Crater Lake (sometimes spelled Kerid) is located in the GrÃmsnes area in south Iceland, and is one of the most photogenic volcanic...
The Mysterious Patomskiy Crater
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 6, 2015
In 1949 a geologist named Vadim Kolpakov discovered a large mound of limestone in the north of the Irkutsk region in southeastern Siberia, a...
Amguid Impact Crater
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 23, 2014
Amguid crater is an impact crater located in a remote and inaccessible region of southwestern Algeria. The crater cannot be approached by ca...
Lochnagar Mine Crater
Kaushik Patowary
May 31, 2014
On the morning of 1 July 1916, the British army detonated a mine in the village of La Boisselle, just north of Albert in France. It was the ...
The Pseudocraters of Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 17, 2014
A pseudocrater looks like a true volcanic crater, but is not. These distinctive landforms are created when flowing hot lava crosses over a w...
Kaali Meteorite Crater
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 26, 2014
The Kaali Meteorite Crater is located in the village of Kaali on the Estonian island of Saaremaa, 18km from its capital Kuressaare. It was t...
The Volcanic Crater of Xico
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 20, 2014
Cerro de Xico or the “Hill of Xico” lies at the extreme southern end of Mexico City in the municipality of Xico within the Chichinautzin vol...
Kamil Crater: A Meteorite Impact Crater Found with Google Earth
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 14, 2014
In 2008, a team of researchers sifting through images captured by satellites and available for viewing through the Google Earth program disc...
Wolfe Creek Crater, Australia
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 2, 2013
Wolfe Creek Crater is a well-preserved meteorite impact crater located in the flat plains of the northeastern edge of the Great Sandy Desert...
Pingualuit Impact Crater in Canada
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 23, 2013
In the far north of Quebec, a province in Canada, lies an exceptional natural wonder – a circular lake of blue waters confined within the wa...
Waw an Namus: An Oasis in a Volcanic Crater
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 3, 2013
Waw an Namus is an extinct volcanic crater located in one of the remotest destinations in Libya, deep in the Sahara desert almost at its geo...
Al Wahbah Crater: A Pearly White Crater in Saudi Arabia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 16, 2013
The Al Wahaba crater (also spelled Al Waba) is located in the Saudi Arabian desert, 254 km from Taif on the western edge of the Hafer Kishb ...
The Incredible Barringer Meteor Crater of Arizona
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 31, 2013
About 50,000 years ago, a rock fragment broke away from the asteroid belt and hurtled towards earth. The rock, composed of nickel and iron, ...
Nordlingen - The town inside a meteorite crater
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 12, 2008
The town of Nordlingen in the Donau-Ries district of Bavaria, Germany, is unlike any other town in the district. In fact, it's unlike an...
