Barringer Crater, USA

Barringer Crater located in the United States, Arizona, is one of the preserved evidences of a collision with a celestial body. The diameter of the crater is relatively small and is about 1.2 km long and 175 meters deep. The fact that even these days the crater is clearly shaped is very easy to explain. The structure was formed quite recently, only 50 000 years ago. Scientists were able to found that a large iron meteorite of about 50 meters in diameter has fallen there.

For those remote from science, dimensions of this celestial body may seem quite modest. However, weight of an iron meteorite, even of such a scale, could reach several hundred thousand tonnes. Many fragments of the meteorite with a total weight of 30 tons were found in the area of the research. The weight of the largest piece was 693 kg. Barringer Crater is also known as Meteor Crater; some researchers call it the Devil's Canyon.

For many years, it attracts attention of curious tourists who come from all over the world to admire a huge earthen bowl. The attraction is close to the town of Flagstaff, so it won’t be difficult to reach there. To make it more comfortable for tourists, walking bridges and viewing platforms were set. There is also an amazing museum in immediate vicinity of the structure. Another interesting feature of the Arizona crater lies in the fact that UFOs are often seen there. Different geomagnetic anomalies were traced in this area. Next - Wolfe Creek Crater