...The existence of the crater has been known for a long time among the Indians of this region, but it was not until the end of the 19th century that it began to attract the attention of white people. A large amount of iron meteorite fragments were found around the crater, and the absence of volcanic material in the vicinity led to the speculation that it was caused by the fall of a large meteorite. In particular, at the beginning of the 20th century, miner DM Barringer bought the land around the crater, conducted enthusiastic research, and asserted that it was a meteorite. This led to it being called the Barringer Meteor Crater, but it is often simply called the Arizona Meteor Crater, or the Canyon Diablo Meteor Crater after the name of the nearby canyon. [Murayama Sadao]... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Barringer, DM" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…この地方のインディアンの間では古くからその存在が知られていたが,白人に注目されるようになったのは19世紀末ころからで,その孔の周辺から大量の鉄隕石片が拾われたこと,その付近に火山性の物質が見あたらないことなどから大隕石の落下によるものとの推測が行われるようになった。特に20世紀の初めに鉱山師のバリンジャーD.M.Barringerがこの孔のまわりの土地を買い取り,熱心に調査を行ってその隕石成因説を主張したことからバリンジャー隕石孔(クレーター)と呼ばれるようになったが,単にアリゾナ隕石孔(クレーター)あるいは近くの峡谷の名からキャニオン・ディアブロ隕石孔(クレーター)と呼ばれることも多い。【村山 定男】。… ※「Barringer,D.M.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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