When a meteor hits the Earth it forms a crater.
The name of the great meteor crater in Arizona is simply called Meteor Crater. It is also known as Barringer Crater, named after Daniel Barringer who was one of the first to suggest it was formed by a meteor impact.
It has been estimated that Meteor Crater was formed about 50,000 years ago.
Arizona meteor crater is 0.737 miles or 1.186 kilometers in diameter.
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.
No, Meteor Crater is not designated as a national park. It is a privately owned site in Arizona.
The astronauts explored the giant crater left by the meteor impact.
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Meteor crater, located in central-north Arizona, just off of I-40, east of Flagstaff.
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The meteor crater in Arizona was created around 50,000 years ago when a meteorite struck the Earth's surface, forming the crater we see today.