cuda-natury: Meteor Crater

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Meteor Crater, or Barringer Crater, is an impact crater about 37 mi (60 km) east of Flagstaff and 18 mi (29 km) west of Winslow in the desert of northern Arizona, United States. The site had several earlier names, and fragments of the meteorite are officially called the Canyon Diablo Meteorite, after the adjacent Canyon Diablo. Meteor Crater lies at an elevation of 5,640 ft (1,719 m) above sea level. It is about 3,900 ft (1,200 m) in diameter, some 560 ft (170 m) deep, and is surrounded by a rim that rises 148 ft (45 m) above the surrounding plains. The center of the crater is filled with 690–790 ft (210–240 m) of rubble lying above crater bedrock. One of the features of the crater is its s…

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Figure 1: Lateral view (A) and perspective view (B) of a 3D elevation model of the Aberdare National Park, Kenya. Elevation bands run from 1,888 to 4,000 m above sea level.

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Map showing ranges in elevation of land surface above mean sea level, Connecticut Valley urban area, central New England

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Plan of 450 - foot Level (Elevation 3451 Feet Above Sea - Level) Le Roi Mine, Rossland, B.C.

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Figure 1: Annual average water level (elevation above the sea level) of Urmia Lake during 1965–2015 (AGRW, 2016).

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Meteor City was a historic trading post located on historic Route 66, west of the Unincorporated town of Winslow, within Coconino County, Arizona. Accessing it from Interstate 40 (I-40), you would exit at Mile-marker / Exit 239 (Meteor City Road) coming from the east or west. It has an estimated elevation of 5,033 feet (1,534 m) above sea level. Despite its name, Meteor City was never the name of a town, rather, it was a trading post. The Meteor City Trading Post, named in honor of the nearby Meteor or Barringer Crater, is the first of three Route 66-inspired roadside attractions located only a few miles apart along a 30-mile stretch west on Interstate 40 from Winslow to Flagstaff: Meteor C…

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An impact crater is a depression in the surface of a solid astronomical body formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal collapse, impact craters typically have raised rims and floors that are lower in elevation than the surrounding terrain. Impact craters are typically circular, though they can be elliptical in shape or even irregular due to events such as landslides. Impact craters range in size from microscopic craters seen on lunar rocks returned by the Apollo Program to simple bowl-shaped depressions and vast, complex, multi-ringed impact basins. Meteor Crater is a well-known example of a small impact…