Nördlinger Ries

Bavaria · Germany

Nördlinger Ries, Germany
Photo: Stadt Nördlingen, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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summer
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A broad circular basin formed by a meteorite impact, now a geopark of gentle farmland ringed by a low crater rim. Its unusual rocks and fossil-rich former crater lake draw geologists and walkers alike.

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