In honor of May the 4th be with you today, let’s take a look at what cosmic forces – namely meteorite impacts, both small and large – have affected Ohio. One of these impacts is the Serpent Mound Impact Crater, located in the Adams-Highland-Pike tri-county area in southern Ohio, and is a rarity in the United States, as it is one of only 28 known impact craters in the country. The impact occurred between 256 and 330 million years ago and is named after a prehistoric Native American effigy mound shaped like a snake that is found in the southwest portion of the impact crater. For more info on astrogeology in Ohio, head to geosurvey.ohiodnr.gov/astrogeology/astrogeology-home. And for a video about the Serpent Mound Impact Structure, head to
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-VZMxVWMGc&feature=emb_logo. Ohio Department of Education
