Meteor Crater
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Crater Rim | |
The rim is the result of compression from the impact of a small chunk of rock (well, a solid nickel-iron meteorite ~150 feet in diameter) that fell out of the sky and slammed into the earth at an estimated 28,600 MPH, unleashing a 10 megaton explosion (that's a lot... ~41 petajoules!). | |