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About M/s Cowan reached the water above the submerged crater and obtained
soundings showing a depth of 14 fathoms, oF approximately 25 meters.

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weeks after shot time, the crater was surveyed by Holmes and Jarver, but the

date vere not worked up at the time of writing. ‘The crater width ws sub-

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stantially es mentioned above, but a maxima depth of 150 feet was recorded

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It seems a reasonable conjecture that the crater depth dose scale within

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the gross uncertainties of geologic structure which, in thesselves, probably

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affect the deyth by factors of 3 or more, ‘The rock structure was sonevhat

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weaker ca Klugelab than on Reiriru, and was broken to s considerable depth,

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which may not stabilise for scuetine ~ perhaps weeks cr months.

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ary report, wer Progam 3. BEST AVAILABLE COPY

the KOK wenyon will providean ideel case for stuty of fireball growth,
aperior¢ven to Iuster~Insy 08 Tabler Bo.4, As predicted in 14-121,

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and sdeequent papers, tads rate of grovth involves considerable sxcunt of

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