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The name of the crater caused by a speeding mass of meteoric iron that smashed into the earth's crust in Arizona about 40000 years ago?

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Meteor Crater, AZ.

However, I personally think that the collectible alien-headed demitasse spoons available at the gift shop there are in poor taste.

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Meteor Crater, AZ

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