Warren Astronomical Society

Meeting and Presentation: "Picnic on A Crater's Rim"

Aug '09 3 Mon 7:30 PM

Location: Cranbrook Institute of Science

39221 Woodward Ave
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
248.645.3200

How to find us
"In the auditorium. Tell the guard you're with the astronomy club if asked."

Attendance: 49 people attended.
4.503 (3 ratings)
Who organized?
Jerry Kuchera, Jonathan Kade, Robert Berta, and suitti

The Warren Astronomical Society meets monthly on the first Monday of every month in the auditorium at Cranbrook Institute of Science. We do a bit of club business early on, then have a major presentation usually put together by one of our members.

Jerry Kuchera, longtime WAS member and macular imager extraordinaire, presents on the impact craters that surround us invisibly, that lie beneath our lakes and roads and countrysides. It's sure to be a surprising and fun presentation!

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Jerry Kuchera
I enjoyed giving this presentation--it's remarkable that there are craters in the midwest you can visit. Since most of us won't be going to the moon anytime soon, it's enlightening to think one can still visit a crater--on terra firma! Although initially catastrophic, ancient Earth craters are being investigated for what they can teach us about how our solar system was created.

Posted Aug 6, 2009 12:18 AM

Who attended?

49 attendees
- Diane Hall
  
  Outreach Director, 2009-2010
  
  “ Jerry Kuchera, the foremost "macular imager" of the W.A.S., presented a delightful talk on the surprisingly many impact craters of the Great Lakes region. These geographical highlights range from a submerged crater just north of Sarnia to the dramatic Sudbury crater, the remains of a truly horrific impact 1.85 billion years ago. With Jerry's instructions, you too can enjoy a "Picnic on a Crater's Rim." ”
- Jonathan Kade
  
  Treasurer, 2010
  
  “ Another terrific presentation from Mr. Kuchera. Very timely, too - the new Sky & Tel and Scientific American both address the "speculative" part of the presentation. A lively conversation about the major North American extinction 13000 years ago ensued on the mailing list. ”
- Brian Chaffins
- Stephen Harvath
- Fred Judd
- suitti
  
  Publications Director, 2010
- Dale Thieme
- BrianT
- Debra Chaffins
- Ben Handelsman
- Rick
- Jerry Kuchera (+4 guests)
- Anthony
- Riyad I. Matti
- Robert Berta
  
  Second Vice-President (Observatory Chair), 2010
- John Castiglione (John Cast)
- Jon Blum
  
  First Vice-President (Program Chair), 2010