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How might geologists distinguish an impact crater on earth such as Meteor Crater in Arizona from a volcanic feature?
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A large meteoric impact such as Meteor Crater in Arizona, displaces the sedimentary rock that has existed before impact. On the rim of Meteor Crater are displaced boulders from lower depositional areas. Small fragments of the meteor are found around the entire area of the impact, and they may be detected with something as simple as a magnet. Features that indicate a volcanic event, like volcanic cinders or quantities of extrusive igneous rock , would also be missing from the impact site.
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∙ 15y agoA meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives an impact with the Earth's surface, whereas a crater or impact crater is any depression, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body.
Very few meteorites are large enough to create large impact craters. Instead, they typically arrive at the surface at their terminal velocity and, at most, create a small pit
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