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Experiment illustrating the formation of craters by impact. Drops of mud were made to fall in a pan of mud, producing shallow craters with central mounds. circa 1891.

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1891

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Experiment illustrating the formation of craters by impact. Drops of mud were made to fall in a pan of mud, producing shallow craters with central mounds. By making the mud stiffer there were produced the craters without central mounds shown in photo no. 846. circa 1891.

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U.S. Geological Survey
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Gilbert, Grove Karl

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name photoLibrary ggk00845
number photoLibrary 11007
batch photoLibrary btch159
number_in_book photoLibrary 845

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