Thursday 4 June 2015
Menard, Texas "Crater" that Wasnt an Impact Crater 1938
Origin of the Menard "Crater" by Emmett Blakemore On August 30, 1938, the foreman of the Wilkerson Ranch twelve miles southwest of Menard, Texas, reported that a meteorite fell on the ranch and created a large crater. The story, widely publicized by newspapers, caused the writer, accompanied by Professor J. D. Boon of Southern Methodist University, to in- Fig. 1. Location of Menard sink.
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