trip report by site editor Rick McCharles
I’d hoped to do the short guided hiking tour of part of the rim, but arrived too late in the afternoon. I missed the last one by minutes.
Meteor Crater is a meteorite impact crater approximately 37 miles (60 km) east of Flagstaff …
Despite its importance as a geological site, the crater is not protected as a national monument, a status that would require federal ownership. …
… some 170 m (560 ft) deep, and is surrounded by a rim that rises 45 m (148 ft) above the surrounding plains. …
Meteor Crater is a popular tourist attraction …
During the 1960s and 70’s, NASA astronauts trained in the crater to prepare for the Apollo missions to the Moon. …
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Management of this natural treasure is excellent. I doubt the National Parks system would do better.
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