Travelers in the Night Eps. 875 & 876: Newly Discovered Crater & Neighborhood Traffic

Travelers in the Night Eps. 875 & 876: Newly Discovered Crater & Neighborhood Traffic

Published: April 26, 2026

Duration: 6:05

Dr. Al Grauer hosts. Dr. Albert D. Grauer ( @Nmcanopus ) is an observational asteroid hunting astronomer. Dr. Grauer retired from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 2006. travelersinthenight.org

From November 2025.

Today's 2 topics:

- Dr. Uisdean Nicholson from Heriot-Watt University and his team of 9 co-authors analyze 3D seismic imaging and drill cuttings from a 1980s oil well to make a convincing case that the Silverpit crater was produced by a the impact of a 1.5 football field diameter asteroid approximately 45 million years ago.

 

- In a recent 60 day period asteroid h...