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The only thing "unique" about Meteor Crater, in Winslow, Arizona, is that it is perhaps the most thoroughly "classic" example of a meteor crater. It's relatively recent in a geological perspective, only about 60,000 years old. It happened on land, in an area not normally subject to extensive weathering. It was the first crater to be recognized as a crater caused by a rock falling from the sky.
Thomas Jefferson was quoted as saying that he would rather believe that Yankee professors would lie, than believe that rocks fell from the heavens. But he was wrong. Meteor Crater was so OBVIOUSLY made by a falling rock.
There are newer craters, and there are bigger craters. The Earth has been bombarded by falling rocks throughout its long and violent history. There is a crater in France that is a hundred miles across, so big that you can't see it from the ground; it just looks like old eroded mountains. But this is the stereotypical example.
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What is a giant dent made by a meteor?
A crater.
When a meteor hits the earth what does it form?
When a meteor hits the Earth it forms a crater.
When was Meteor Crater created?
It has been estimated that Meteor Crater was formed about 50,000 years ago.
How wide is Arizona meteor crater?
Arizona meteor crater is 0.737 miles or 1.186 kilometers in diameter.
What year was the meteor crater made in AZ?
The Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona was formed about 50,000 years ago.
What is the driving distance between Glendale AZ and Meteor Crater AZ?
182 miles taking this route:Go across to I-17; follow signs to I-17 NORTH.Take I-17 NORTH to I-40 EAST to ALBUQUERQUE at EXIT 340A in FLAGSTAFF.Take I-40 EAST to METEOR CRATER RD to METEOR CRATER NATURAL LANDMARK at EXIT 233; TURN RIGHT off the exit ramp onto Meteor Crater Rd.Take Meteor Crater Rd to the Meteor Crater Natural Landmark.
A round hole made in the surface of a planet or moon by a volcano or a falling meteor?
This is known as a crater.
What formed a crater on antarctica?
A meteor
What is the definition of impactor?
An impactor is the object or 'tool' making the impaction. For example, If a crater was to be made, the meteor is the impactor, the crater is the impaction, and the ejecta is the loose debris.
What is a famous crater formed by a meteor?
Meteor crater, located in central-north Arizona, just off of I-40, east of Flagstaff.
How large is Meteor Crater in Arizona?
if u go on Google and type meteor crater in Arizona Wikapeida then your answer will come
What is the name of the great meteor crater in Arizona?
That's the "Barringer Meteor Crater", alongside I-40. Read all about the crater, and see a great aerial photo of it in the related links.
