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moving northeast of flagstaff, az we drove across the flat desert looking for a big hole in the ground!
following signs we finally found the museum, gift shop and the crater left 50,000 years ago by a
150 yd-across slab of iron that fell from the sky. some meteorites don't make that much of a splash
when they strike the ground, but dense material like iron really makes a dent. i'm sure
everyone anywhere near this part of the country heard and felt this event. it is a bit pricey
to get inside the building to see the museums and go outside to the viewing areas to see
the crater, but what the heck it's very touristy and interesting! there is also a nasa exhibit
as astronauts practiced collecting 'moon soil samples' in the crater before heading up to the moon.


view from the platform behind museum


the very center of 'ground zero' of the meteorite strike