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Meteor Crater is a
meteorite impact crater approximately 37 miles (60 km) east of
Flagstaff and 18 miles (29 km) west of
Winslow in the northern
Arizona desert of the
United States. Because the
United States Board on Geographic Namescommonly recognizes names of natural features derived from the nearest
post office, the feature acquired the name of "Meteor Crater" from the nearby post office named Meteor.
[2] The site was formerly known as the
Canyon Diablo Craterand fragments of the meteorite are officially called the
Canyon Diablo Meteorite.
[3] Scientists refer to the crater as
Barringer Crater in honor of
Daniel Barringer, who was first to suggest that it was produced by meteorite impact.
[4] The crater is privately owned by the Barringer family through their Barringer Crater Company, which proclaims it to be the "best preserved meteorite crater on Earth".
[5][6]
Despite its importance as a geological site, the crater is not protected as a
national monument, a status that would require federal ownership. It was designated a
National Natural Landmark in November 1967.
[7]
Meteor Crater lies at an elevation of about 1,740 m (5,710 ft) above sea level. It is about 1,200 m (3,900 ft) in diameter, some 170 m (560 ft) deep, and is surrounded by a rim that rises 45 m (148 ft) above the surrounding plains. The center of the crater is filled with 210–240 m (690–790 ft) of rubble lying above crater bedrock.
[1] One of the interesting features of the crater is its squared-off outline, believed to be caused by existing regional
jointing (cracks) in the strata at the impact site.
Source: Wikipedia
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