Meteor Crater

Arizona · United States of America

Meteor Crater, United States of America
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Best time to go
Spring and fall
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

A well-preserved impact crater east of Flagstaff, formed roughly 50,000 years ago by a meteorite strike. Nearly a mile wide, it is one of the best-studied impact sites on Earth.

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