A meteorite impact crater in the northern Arizona desert of the United States. - Foto stock

Meteor Crater, also known as Barringer Crater, is one of the youngest and best09/14/2009preserved impact craters on Earth. The crater formed roughly 50,000 years ago when a 3009/14/2009meter09/14/2009wide, iron09/14/2009rich meteor weighing 100,000 tons struck the Arizona desert at an estimated 20 kilometers per second. Meteor Crater is a simple crater since it has no central peak or rim terraces. The collision initially formed a crater over 1,200 meters (4,000) feet across and 210 meters (700 feet) deep. Subsequent erosion has partially filled the crater, which is now only 150 meters (550 feet) deep. The crater formed in layered Paleozoic age sedimentary rocks, some of which are exposed in the nearby Grand Canyon. These rocks have been uplifted and in some cases overturned at the crater's raised rim. Debris sliding and subsequent erosion have partially filled the bottom of the crater with minor amounts of rim material and sediment.
Meteor Crater, also known as Barringer Crater, is one of the youngest and best09/14/2009preserved impact craters on Earth. The crater formed roughly 50,000 years ago when a 3009/14/2009meter09/14/2009wide, iron09/14/2009rich meteor weighing 100,000 tons struck the Arizona desert at an estimated 20 kilometers per second. Meteor Crater is a simple crater since it has no central peak or rim terraces. The collision initially formed a crater over 1,200 meters (4,000) feet across and 210 meters (700 feet) deep. Subsequent erosion has partially filled the crater, which is now only 150 meters (550 feet) deep. The crater formed in layered Paleozoic age sedimentary rocks, some of which are exposed in the nearby Grand Canyon. These rocks have been uplifted and in some cases overturned at the crater's raised rim. Debris sliding and subsequent erosion have partially filled the bottom of the crater with minor amounts of rim material and sediment.
A meteorite impact crater in the northern Arizona desert of the United States.
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