Fly-Over Earth's Best Kept Impact Crater

Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 13:00 in Astronomy & Space

The Berringer Crater, aka Meteor Crater, in Arizona was created about 50,000 years ago by a meteorite traveling ~45.000 mph. The .75 mile wide crater makes a great training ground for astronauts and planetary geologists.

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