We are headed north today toward Flagstaff Arizona and are reminded that we are at a much higher elevation where the weather can be much cooler. After passing remnants of the previous weekends snow storm we were pleasantly surprised by the warm temperatures at Meteor Crater.
The crater was much larger than I expected measuring 1 mile (1.6 kms) across and 550 feet (167 m) deep. The depth is equivalent to a 60 story building.
It has been scientifically proven that the crate was indeed caused by a large meteor impacting the earth approximately 50,000 years ago. Most of the meteor burned up in the atmosphere and the remaining meteor shattered on impact spewing fragments over the surrounding countryside Some of the fragments were recovered and the largest is displayed in the visitor center.
The crater so closely resembles the craters on the moon that NASA uses it for training purposes..
Hmm I wonder?
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