It's not an impact crater. It's a sink hole. Look at the tree bases around the top of the rim. The earth has sunken and fallen in taking soil away from the trees exposing the roots.
possible. but doubtful. when i found it there were no roads and more importantly...no sign of whatever material was scooped out to make the hole. if it was a bulldozer or anything else, there should have been a large pile of material nearby, or signs of a road that was used to carry the stuff out. all i can say is it looks like something just blasted a hole out of a hillside, and there was a confirmed meteorite recovery back in 1887 just 7 miles south
As long as there is no old growth timber standing around around there, which there is not, men have been all over that land at one time or another. . My guess would be some kind of water holding for a steam engine or something.
Back in the day, There was a lot of oil exploration, They would dig large pits to store product or salt water in. Look around and you will find debris in the dirt, left behind. cable, pipe, Use of a metal detector will confirm my claims. I am an adventurist an an ATV and have found several of these across the U.S..
i dont doubt your experience or knowledge, however in this instance i believe a oil exploration pit is very unlikely.it was miles from any roads. and any iron meteorite would set a metal detector off as well. its really hard to explain this pit as anything manmade. sinkhole or such...possibly, but unlikely.
it is obviously old, but there is no kind of roads or trails nearby. and there was a confirmed meteorite fall to the south in 1887. a small chunk was recovered.
@erikmann Ours too have no possible sign of access, even had trees to dispute the option, However deep research found horse and mule provided the labor burden. Maybe maybe not, Just sayin... Good luck...
it actually looks about like what a crater would look like, from a object coming in from a steep angle from a southerly direction.its hard to really get a sense of how big and deep it is with this poor quality video
I live in the ridge and valley region of NW Ga. also. I have seen quite a few sink holes around here. They look just like that. Just my opinion. hope you find out what it is.
it is interesting to note, at least to me, that i was contacted by one of the members of the Georgia Meteorite Society, and they are very intrigued by this crater and may send a more qualified member out to analyze it, ill keep updates posted
there was a 27 lb meteorite fall confirmed 7 miles to the south of this site in 1887. was just a chunk that fell off a much larger body, thus the interest of the georgia meteorite society, who asked me to make this video so their experts could evaluate it.
cool, must be a very old crater if there are quite large trees growing in it and the soil etc has been replenished. so probably >100 years old at my guess.
It's not an impact crater. It's a sink hole. Look at the tree bases around the top of the rim. The earth has sunken and fallen in taking soil away from the trees exposing the roots.
xIntoThePitx 2 months ago
Bulldozer.
MrTwrighttwright 2 months ago
@MrTwrighttwright
possible. but doubtful. when i found it there were no roads and more importantly...no sign of whatever material was scooped out to make the hole. if it was a bulldozer or anything else, there should have been a large pile of material nearby, or signs of a road that was used to carry the stuff out. all i can say is it looks like something just blasted a hole out of a hillside, and there was a confirmed meteorite recovery back in 1887 just 7 miles south
erikmann 2 months ago
As long as there is no old growth timber standing around around there, which there is not, men have been all over that land at one time or another. . My guess would be some kind of water holding for a steam engine or something.
o56kid 6 months ago
@o56kid
there used to be old growth timber when i actually discovered it back in the mid 80's.
in the meantime Georgia Kraft timber company bought the land and have clear cut it 2 times.
its all very small pine trees now, with a few older trees left.
a logging trail for their equipment passes within 100 feet of it
erikmann 6 months ago
@erikmann I was talking more like 100+ years ago.
o56kid 6 months ago
Back in the day, There was a lot of oil exploration, They would dig large pits to store product or salt water in. Look around and you will find debris in the dirt, left behind. cable, pipe, Use of a metal detector will confirm my claims. I am an adventurist an an ATV and have found several of these across the U.S..
tommyleewelch 6 months ago
@tommyleewelch
i dont doubt your experience or knowledge, however in this instance i believe a oil exploration pit is very unlikely.it was miles from any roads. and any iron meteorite would set a metal detector off as well. its really hard to explain this pit as anything manmade. sinkhole or such...possibly, but unlikely.
it is obviously old, but there is no kind of roads or trails nearby. and there was a confirmed meteorite fall to the south in 1887. a small chunk was recovered.
erikmann 6 months ago
@erikmann Ours too have no possible sign of access, even had trees to dispute the option, However deep research found horse and mule provided the labor burden. Maybe maybe not, Just sayin... Good luck...
tommyleewelch 6 months ago
@tommyleewelch
it actually looks about like what a crater would look like, from a object coming in from a steep angle from a southerly direction.its hard to really get a sense of how big and deep it is with this poor quality video
erikmann 6 months ago
its probally a sinkhole ... start Digging and find a cave!
kyubipalex 10 months ago
kinda looks like a old sinkhole that filled up a long time ago
thecanadainredneck53 10 months ago
.....it does look strange, but it is a sink hole.
Jrebindixie 1 year ago
Get out there with a magnet and see if you can find any rocks or fragments. Iron core meteorites are quite valuable!
koldfyre360 1 year ago
I live in the ridge and valley region of NW Ga. also. I have seen quite a few sink holes around here. They look just like that. Just my opinion. hope you find out what it is.
old706 1 year ago
get out there with a detector!!!!!
poolpig 1 year ago
Did you say "about 10 metres deep"? It looks at about 10 ft. deep, not no 40 ft. deep...
1 metre=39.37 inches
1 yard = 36 inches or 3 feet
cffnmkr13 2 years ago
its on a slope in a side of a hill
i was estimating as if it was flat
plus the camera quality was awful, and i had nothing on hand to put in crater for scale
erikmann 2 years ago
@erikmann Looks like a colonial hse site foundation Hole! I Relic hunt and this is what I look for get a metal detector and give it a shot!
olddominion394 11 months ago
it is interesting to note, at least to me, that i was contacted by one of the members of the Georgia Meteorite Society, and they are very intrigued by this crater and may send a more qualified member out to analyze it, ill keep updates posted
erikmann 2 years ago
have they said anything
11kila11 2 years ago
never heard back from them
erikmann 1 year ago
there was a 27 lb meteorite fall confirmed 7 miles to the south of this site in 1887. was just a chunk that fell off a much larger body, thus the interest of the georgia meteorite society, who asked me to make this video so their experts could evaluate it.
erikmann 2 years ago
cool, must be a very old crater if there are quite large trees growing in it and the soil etc has been replenished. so probably >100 years old at my guess.
coldstar07 2 years ago