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There is the famous crater in Arizona, known as Meteor Crater or Barringer Crater. It is not actually meteors that cause craters. Meteors are destroyed in the Earth's atmosphere. If they survive the Earth's atmosphere and then land on Earth, they are known as meteorites. So it is meteorites that actually cause craters.
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What affects the amount of damage caused by a meteor?
How big it is, how fast it is, what it is made of and where it hits.
How was Caloris Basin created?
Probably by a big explosion caused by a meteor or a comet
If a big meteor hit the dinosaurs then how come the earth didn't explode?
It wasn't that big! The theory is that a large meteor hit the Earth and the explosion caused a large amount of dust in the upper atmosphere which caused climate change and the dinosaurs (or most of them) didn't survive.
Impact craters are caused by?
It is caused by a collision of smaller body called the meteor, with the surface.
Are craters caused by meteorites?
Some craters are caused by meteorites; for example, the Barringer Meteor Crater near Winslow, AZ, USA is probably the best known big crater. But craters can be caused by volcanoes or by explosions as well. Although, to be honest, a meteor crater is caused by an explosion, too, when kinetic energy is converted abruptly into heat.
Why arre their no more dinosaurs?
there isn't any because a big meteor came and wiped them out
What will a meteor do if it hits earth?
depends how big it is
Why did god extinct dinosaurs?
There was a big accident with a meteor.
How big is apophis 99942 the meteor?
525 feet
What is a noncomplicated definition of a meteor?
a big, round, fireball
How big is meteor that might end the world in 2012?
Don't be worrying! The meteor that your talking about will not go into 2012,but it will be in 2032.The meteor that killed the dinosaurs was 7 miles long.The meteor is called J002E3.So,don't worry!
How big was the meteor that hit Mexico?
700.5 metres long
