View of what was initially believed to be a crater caused by a meteorite-like object near the town of Mazsalaca, about 170 km from Riga close to the Estonian border, Latvia, 26 October 2009.
Latvian experts stated later in the day a closer analysis in daylight revealed it was a hoax, saying the crater was artificial, dug by a shovel, University of Latvia's geologist Girts Stinkulis confirmed. EPA/VALDA KALNINA
View of what was initially believed to be a crater caused by a meteorite-like object near the town of Mazsalaca, about 170 km from Riga close to the Estonian border, Latvia, 26 October 2009.
Latvian experts stated later in the day a closer analysis in daylight revealed it was a hoax, saying the crater was artificial, dug by a shovel, University of Latvia's geologist Girts Stinkulis confirmed. EPA/VALDA KALNINA
View of what was initially believed to be a crater caused by a meteorite-like object near the town of Mazsalaca, about 170 km from Riga close to the Estonian border, Latvia, 26 October 2009.
Latvian experts stated later in the day a closer analysis in daylight revealed it was a hoax, saying the crater was artificial, dug by a shovel, University of Latvia's geologist Girts Stinkulis confirmed. EPA/VALDA KALNINA
View of what was initially believed to be a crater caused by a meteorite-like object near the town of Mazsalaca, about 170 km from Riga close to the Estonian border, Latvia, 26 October 2009.
Latvian experts stated later in the day a closer analysis in daylight revealed it was a hoax, saying the crater was artificial, dug by a shovel, University of Latvia's geologist Girts Stinkulis confirmed. EPA/VALDA KALNINA
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