Meteor Crater - The best preserved meteorite crater on Earth. The crater was created about 50,000 years ago by a nickel–iron meteorite about 50 meters across. Over half a football field wide.
Meteor Crater - Impact energy has been estimated at about 10 megatons. In comparison, the Hiroshima bomb was only 15 kilotons.
Meteor Crater - Scientists refer to the crater as Barringer Crater in honor of Daniel Barringer, who was first to suggest that it was produced by meteorite impact.
