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When a large what strikes earth it can create a crater?
Answ2. Strictly speaking, a meteor is one that is seen burning up in the atmosphere. It becomes a meteorite if it lands.Meteor.
Where and what size is the largest meteor crater in the world?
A meteor only hits the Earth's atmosphere, not the Earth itself. When it impacts the Earth's surface, it is called a meteorite. The largest meteorite crater in Australia is the Wolfe Creek crater which is also the second largest meteorite crater in the world. The crater has a diameter of about 875m, and is over 50m deep. Originally, it was about 150m deep, but windblown sand, gypsum and calcite has filled in the crater over time, and given the floor of the crater a smooth, flat surface. The Wolfe Creek Crater lies on the northeastern edge of the Great Sandy Desert, about 90 km south of Halls Creek in north Western Australia. It can only be reached by an unsealed road that joins the Tanami Rd, 145km south of Halls Creek. The journey from Halls Creek takes between 1.5 and 2 hours.
Which object couldn't be viewed from Earth's surface without a telescope A. a meteor B. a meteor shower C. a meteoroid D. a meteorite?
a meteor
What is a meteoroid that reaches earth surface?
When a meteor reaches the Earth's surface, it is classified as a meteorite.
How does extrusive differ from intrusive?
Intrusive features are found on the inside of the volcano e.g.magma chamber, and extrusive features are found on the outside e.g. crater.
When a meteor hits the earth what does it form?
When a meteor hits the Earth it forms a crater.
What is formed when a meteor hits the earth?
a CRATER
What is the depression in the earth's surface caused by volcano or meteor or other explosion?
Crater.
Can you mention any big pit caused by a meteor?
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.
What created the Barringer Crater in Arizona?
A meteorite. Most scientists believe that a meteorite formed the Barringer Crater. There is a difference between a meteor and a a meteorite. A meteorite is a meteor that has hit the earth's surface.
What effect will a 65ft diameter asteroid have on earth if it does hit the earth?
It will create a crater similar to the Barringer crater (Meteor crater).Where it actually hits will determine the overall destructive effect.Oceans: TsunamiCities: Total destruction.Barren land: Crater.
How do craters get to the earth?
When a meteor hits Earth, it forms a crater, or hole in the ground , made by a space object.
How might geologists distinguish an impact crater on earth such as meteor crater in Arizona from a volcanic crater?
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.
What are the release dates for The Daily Orbit - 2012 Meteor Crater Found in Iowa 1-221?
The Daily Orbit - 2012 Meteor Crater Found in Iowa 1-221 was released on: USA: 12 July 2013
Can you give me a sentence with the word crater?
In Arizona you can still see the crater left my a meteor which hit the Earth thousands of years ago.
What kind of dimple is formed on the earths surface when a meteor or a asteroid has landed on earth?
crater
When was Meteor Crater created?
It has been estimated that Meteor Crater was formed about 50,000 years ago.
