Meteor Crater
Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona was created when a meteorite crashed into the earth 50,000 years ago traveling at 26,000 miles per hour. The crater is nearly one mile across and more than 550 feet deep. For a long while it was thought that this crater was created by a volcano. However, early in the last century Daniel Barringer proved that the crater was the result of a meteor impact. The crater is also called the Barringer Crater and is privately owned by the Barringer family. The crater is billed as the best preserved impact crater on earth.
The lower observation deck in the foreground of this photo provides scale to the size of the crater.
(Four Corners Project 1628-3)
Meteor Crater
Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona was created when a meteorite crashed into the earth 50,000 years ago traveling at 26,000 miles per hour. The crater is nearly one mile across and more than 550 feet deep. For a long while it was thought that this crater was created by a volcano. However, early in the last century Daniel Barringer proved that the crater was the result of a meteor impact. The crater is also called the Barringer Crater and is privately owned by the Barringer family. The crater is billed as the best preserved impact crater on earth.
The lower observation deck in the foreground of this photo provides scale to the size of the crater.
(Four Corners Project 1628-3)