Ancient Meteorite Stands Between Town and Water Supply: The remains of a 1.5 mile-wide, 10 billion-ton meteorite are causing problems for a small Iowa town 74 million years after it crashed onto the Earth’s surface at 45,000 miles per hour.
The Des Moines Register reports that the 1,600 residents of Manson, Iowa, are struggling to locate a site for the town’s well due to the geological impact of the meteorite. The crash created the underground Manson Crater—which has a diameter of 24 miles and reaches into four neighboring counties. The Manson Crater remains one of the largest outer space collision sites in North America.
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