Aerial view of Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona
![Photo of a large, deep, circular depression in the desert with an elevated rim](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/hwb00352.jpg?itok=vcEJp69-)
Detailed Description
Aerial view of Arizona's Meteor Crater, a 180 meter deep, 1.2 kilometer diameter bowl-shaped impact crater in Northern Arizona. The crater formed approximately 50,000 years ago by the impact of a 100,000-ton iron-nickel meteorite that was approximately 30 meters in diameter and struck at an approximate speed of 12-20 km/sec.
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Public Domain.