Roughly 49,000 years ago, Earth was hit by an asteroid about 150 feet in diameter.

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Posted: 5/1/2016 12:00:58 AM EDT

Fortunately it landed way out in Arizona.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:03:17 AM EDT

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An impressive place, don't go in the month of August.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:03:54 AM EDT

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That place is interesting for about 3 mins.

But if you go down the road a ways there is Bedrock AZ ,theme park.

It looks just like bedrock from the flintstones

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:03:55 AM EDT

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I walked the rim trail a few years ago. If I recall it is about 6 miles long.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:05:03 AM EDT

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Depends on how deep you inner nerd goes.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:09:34 AM EDT

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Been to those a long time ago. Neat history of our planet.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:11:12 AM EDT

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Incredible how much damage you can do with something small if you get it moving fast enough.

I remember seeing a video of them blasting a .177 bb fast enough to detonate a cinder block

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:11:44 AM EDT

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That sucker was moving.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:12:35 AM EDT

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Posted: 5/1/2016 12:13:25 AM EDT

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Yep, to think an ~ 150 ft diameter rock made that crater....

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:13:47 AM EDT

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Only a flesh wound.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:20:03 AM EDT

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Yep, to think an ~ 150 ft diameter rock made that crater....

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Incredible how much damage you can do with something small if you get it moving fast enough.

I remember seeing a video of them blasting a .177 bb fast enough to detonate a cinder block

Yep, to think an ~ 150 ft diameter rock made that crater....

It wasn't a rock, it was a chunk of iron.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:21:28 AM EDT

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It wasn't a rock, it was a chunk of iron.

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Incredible how much damage you can do with something small if you get it moving fast enough.

I remember seeing a video of them blasting a .177 bb fast enough to detonate a cinder block

Yep, to think an ~ 150 ft diameter rock made that crater....

It wasn't a rock, it was a chunk of iron.

Nickel-iron. Like a big chunk of stainless steel.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:23:35 AM EDT

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Been there once before, and will be stopping by again this summer, work schedule permitting.

Going to also check out Bedrock.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:33:11 AM EDT

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That place is interesting for about 3 mins.

Depends on how deep you inner nerd goes.

Amen....I spend hours there every time I go. I LOVE Barringer Crater.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:34:16 AM EDT

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I was JUST there last week. Flagstaff is awesome btw. Fratelli's Pizza is out of this world... oh, and the Grand Canyon isn't all that bad either.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:36:48 AM EDT

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That place is interesting for about 3 mins.

Depends on how deep you inner nerd goes.

Amen....I spend hours there every time I go. I LOVE Barringer Crater.

That area has something for everyone. Big, well preserved crater for your science fans. Decent Elk, pronghorn and coyote hunting for others.

Between those things, I've spent a very large amount of time there.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:36:53 AM EDT

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Fortunately it landed way out in Arizona.

http://youngeyesonscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/800px-Meteor_Crater_Arizona.jpg

http://www.davidreneke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Crater.jpg

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Wow! Thank God it missed that building!

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:44:52 AM EDT

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yup, its a crater

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:51:06 AM EDT

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Wait a minute, that's no crater...

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:51:11 AM EDT

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if you visit that place, take some binoculars. there is a little shack with a life size astronaut cut out , in the center of the crater.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:52:41 AM EDT

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Fortunately it landed way out in Arizona.

http://youngeyesonscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/800px-Meteor_Crater_Arizona.jpg

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Whew ! Can you imagine if it hit the White House.........the world would be in chaos.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:56:02 AM EDT

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Fortunately it landed way out in Arizona.

http://youngeyesonscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/800px-Meteor_Crater_Arizona.jpg

http://www.davidreneke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Crater.jpg

Whew ! Can you imagine if it hit the White House.........the world would be in chaos.

but that chaos would last for about 15 seconds, then everyone would just have a coke.

Posted: 5/1/2016 12:57:32 AM EDT

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What's in the middle?

Posted: 5/1/2016 1:00:00 AM EDT

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I believe it was the first discovery of a meteor in the world.

Astronauts trained on the bottom in the 1960's.

In the museum, an employee was telling kids that if they could pick up the 1.5ft meteorite on display they can take it home.

Kids tried, the employee informed them that it weighs as much as a Volkswagen Beetle.

That thing is more dense than the spectators at Democratic Conventions.

Posted: 5/1/2016 1:04:20 AM EDT

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I am not sure how that is possible since the earth is only about 6,000 years old

Posted: 5/1/2016 1:06:15 AM EDT

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So how do we know it was only 150 feet?

Posted: 5/1/2016 1:06:55 AM EDT

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Nougat.

Posted: 5/1/2016 1:08:21 AM EDT

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Fortunately it landed way out in Arizona.

http://youngeyesonscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/800px-Meteor_Crater_Arizona.jpg

http://www.davidreneke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Crater.jpg

Whew ! Can you imagine if it hit the White House.........the world would be in chaos.

The world is already in chaos. Hitting the White House might actually improve things.

Posted: 5/1/2016 1:14:29 AM EDT

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I was JUST there last week. Flagstaff is awesome btw. Fratelli's Pizza is out of this world... oh, and the Grand Canyon isn't all that bad either.

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I came to recommend Fratelli's. Lowell Observatory is also interesting. They have a big chunk of that meteorite IIRC.

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:04:52 AM EDT

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How much 5.56 do you think it would hold?

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:12:49 AM EDT

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Exactly. Someone is wrong.

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:20:28 AM EDT

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Great place!

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:21:17 AM EDT

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Fortunately it landed way out in Arizona.
http://youngeyesonscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/800px-Meteor_Crater_Arizona.jpg
http://www.davidreneke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Crater.jpg

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I was there 3 weeks ago!

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:22:39 AM EDT

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Imagine something happening like that again. It would be total chaos.

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:27:42 AM EDT

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That's Meteor Crater, right?

Kind of expensive, but it's cool to see once.

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:30:42 AM EDT

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Made me think of the movie 'Starman'.

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:31:12 AM EDT

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Nah. The people at the impact point would not even know.

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:39:05 AM EDT

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It's about 3/4 mile in diameter and 600 feet deep.
It has to be seen to be truly appreciated.

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:42:32 AM EDT

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Here is the astronaut at the bottom. Took this in 2001 when I went.

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:43:08 AM EDT

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Cool. Thanks for sharing, OP. Might check it out while we are in the area this summer.

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:43:44 AM EDT

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May go there one day

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:45:37 AM EDT

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Fortunately it landed way out in Arizona.

http://youngeyesonscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/800px-Meteor_Crater_Arizona.jpg

http://www.davidreneke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Crater.jpg

Whew ! Can you imagine if it hit the White House.........the world would be in chaoscelebration.

Fixed!

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:46:33 AM EDT

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Stopped by in Nov during my escape from Cali. Cool place.

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:47:05 AM EDT

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I have those same pics. Went there a couple years ago.

Posted: 5/1/2016 9:47:34 AM EDT

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Been there. It's a helluva hole in the ground. Ruined its development potential for centuries. Mebbe we can fill it in with fresh water, stock it with trout and make it a fishing resort.