Originally Posted by
dead_pan
Given the dimple ahead of the main hole, it looks as though this wasn't the first point of impact. Maybe it rolled along the fuselage and thought "OK, here will do"?
It seems odd to me for it to roll along like that and still be hitting the fuselage with much force. Presumably the normal airflow over the static ports is parallel to the skin.
On the other hand, the dimples forward of the hole look (at least to my uneducated eye) like they reflect closely spaced frames behind the skin. But no structure is visible through the hole itself. Maybe that has something to do with it.