Meteor Crater
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| A 4,150 foot wide crater, formed by the impact of a meteorite (estimated to have been 200-260 feet in diameter) 49,000 years ago. The well-preserved crater has been used by NASA as a training site for Apollo program astronauts because of its resemblance to the moon's surface. There is a platform overlooking the 575 foot deep crater, and a large visitor's center and museum with information on space exploration and astrogeology, including an Apollo space capsule on display, as well as a sample meteorite. The trail into the crater is off limits to visitors, but there is a trail around the rim. The crater is also known as Coon Butte Crater, and Barringer Crater. |
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35 miles E of Flagstaff, 20 miles W of Winslow
(POINT(-111.0225963592 35.0270748138))
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AZ
Coconino County |
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| Off of I-40 take the Meteor Crater (Exit 233), then head south six miles on a paved road to the visitor's center. |
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http://www.barringercrater.com/
http://www.meteorcrater.com/
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Cultural, Natural Feature, Visitor's Center
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