Impact structure
Barringer Crater (Meteor Crater)
The best-preserved impact crater on Earth, gouged out ~50,000 years ago by the Canyon Diablo iron meteorite — the site where the impact origin of craters was first firmly established.
Impact structure
Overview
The best-preserved impact crater on Earth, gouged out ~50,000 years ago by the Canyon Diablo iron meteorite — the site where the impact origin of craters was first firmly established.
Figures are given only where scientifically established; this page describes the event factually, without exaggeration.
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Knowledge connections
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Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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