Meteor Crater in Arizona, also known as the Barringer Crater, was formed around 50,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch when a 100,000-ton iron-nickel meteorite traveling at roughly 26,000 miles per hour struck the Earth. The impact created a crater about 1.2 kilometers wide and 170 meters deep. The dry Arizona climate preserved it exceptionally well, making it one of the best-kept meteor impact sites on the planet. The land is privately owned by the Barringer family and includes a visitor

3.8K views · 1.3K reactions | A crater is the classic bowl-shaped depression carved by an impact....Meteor Crater in Arizona stands as the textbook example. An astrobleme, meaning “star wound,” is different. It marks the site of an ancient impact, but erosion or burial has obscured the visible bowl. Beneath layers of sediment or worn-down terrain, the scar remains. One is a hole in the ground; the other is a memory etched into the planet itself. | The Randall Carlson | Facebook