Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch (Discovery Channel) visited the Serpent Mound in Ohio and were shown shatter cones from the meteorite impact that happened there.
Shatter cones are distinctive geological features that serve as compelling evidence of hypervelocity impact events, such as those caused by meteorites. They are cone-shaped, striated rock structures formed under extremely high pressures, typically exceeding 2 GPa (gigapascals), in the moments following an impact.
In Season 4, Episode 4 (“The Skull”) of the Discovery series Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch, they find what might be an abandoned open pit mine.
Open-pit mining, also known as open-cut mining, is a surface mining technique characterized by the excavation of large pits to extract minerals and ores. This method is widely used when deposits are found close to the surface and is applicable for a range of resources, including coal, gold, copper, and iron.
