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Aerial view of Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona

By Frequently Asked Questions 1980 (approx.)
Photo of a large, deep, circular depression in the desert with an elevated rim
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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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