Meteor Crater in Arizona (Photos)
While vacationing in Arizona, my family visited the Meteor Crater
located between Flagstaff and Winslow. This was a day trip we took
away from the Grand Canyon. Meteor Crater is the site where,
scientists estimate, a 150-foot meteor struck the Earth approximately
50,000 years ago.
During my visit, I took many pictures of the
crater, visitor center, and museum. Some of these are provided
below to satisfy some of your curiousity about the site and perhaps
motivate you to consider visiting it. It will only take 2-3 hours
to view the crater, enjoy the museum, watch the 10-minute documentary
movie, look at the astronaut wall of fame, check out the Apollo capsule,
and browse the gift shop, but it will be worthwhile.
Personally, I
learned a good bit about meteors from my visit, marveled at the size of
the crater (which is immense), and even found some very reasonably
priced items in the gift shop to bring home (items I’d seen offered at
much higher prices in other shops in the Grand Canyon
area).