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Asteroid Impact Modeling Working Group Hikes into Meteor Crater

By Astrogeology Science Center
Photograph showing a group of people hiking over rocks and boulders into the interior of Meteor Crater.
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This photograph shows members of the Asteroid Impact Modeling Working Group workshop participants descending into Meteor Crater in northern Arizona. Meteor Crater is the best-preserved asteroid impact crater on Earth. It has been used to study the effects of impact, and as a site to train astronauts.

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