Mainstage Theatre, Kleist Center for Art & Drama

Burrell Memorial Observatory











The Serpent Mound and the Asteroid Impact

The Serpent Mound crater, also known as the Serpent Mound Disturbance, is an eroded meteorite impact crater. Dr. Keith Milam, assistant professor of geology at Ohio University will present a lecture on impact craters on Earth, and, in particular, the 300 million year old impact crater in Ohio on the rim of which was built the Serpent Mound.

The lecture will be held in the Mainstage Theatre of the Kleist Center for Art & Drama. After the lecture, the Burrell Observatory will be open for viewing, weather permitting.

For questions, contact Gary Kader, observatory director, at gkader@bw.edu or the Department of Physics and Astronomy at 440-826-2312.