Meteor crater is 1200m wide, 170m deep and the rim raises 45m above the surrounding plains. Meteor crater was formed 50000 years ago by a 45m meteor traveling…
Originally thought to be of volcanic origin, the extra-terrestrial nature of the crater was seriously hypothesized by mining engineer Barringer in 1903, a…
Bottom of the crater.
Bottom of the crater.
Basket Meteorite.
In the 1940s, local rancher Ernest Chilson found a meteorite in his ranch a few miles from the impact site. During the 1960s the rock was…
In the 1940s, local rancher Ernest Chilson found a meteorite in his ranch a few miles from the impact site. During the 1960s the rock was…
Holsonger Meteorite, the largest discovered fragment of the 45m meteor that created Meteor Crater; 639kg, mainly iron and nickel.
Visitors center on the slope of the crater.
Around the crater.
Around the crater.
Around the crater.
Around the crater.
This test capsule, named boiler plate 29A, never flew into space. Instead, the capsule was built in 1965 to test the systems that helped Apollo space capsules…
