Sunday, April 8, 2018

Meteor Crater - Winslow, Arizona

Our last day here in Winslow we took a short trip to the nearby meteor crater.  This crater was formed by a meteorite impact nearly 50,000 years ago and due to the terrain and climate (lack of rain which causes erosion) of the area it is said to be the best preserved example of an ancient meteorite strike in the world.  The crater is a little less than a mile across and is 700 feet deep.   This is worth seeing if you are in the Winslow or Flagstaff area.  

The largest piece of the meteorite recovered - most of the 150 foot wide meteorite was vaporized or disintegrated on impact


View Of The Crater

View Of The Crater

Remains of test holes and a steam engine near the center of the crater used to try to find the remains of the meteorite back in the early 1900's.  Daniel Barringer tried for 26 years (1903-1929) to locate the remains of the meteorite for its iron content but his efforts were to no avail as the meteorite had vaporized and disintegrated upon impact

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