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That place is interesting for about 3 mins.
But if you go down the road a ways there is Bedrock AZ ,theme park. It looks just like bedrock from the flintstones |
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I walked the rim trail a few years ago. If I recall it is about 6 miles long.
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Incredible how much damage you can do with something small if you get it moving fast enough.
I remember seeing a video of them blasting a .177 bb fast enough to detonate a cinder block |
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Quoted: Yep, to think an ~ 150 ft diameter rock made that crater.... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Incredible how much damage you can do with something small if you get it moving fast enough. I remember seeing a video of them blasting a .177 bb fast enough to detonate a cinder block Yep, to think an ~ 150 ft diameter rock made that crater.... It wasn't a rock, it was a chunk of iron. |
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Quoted: It wasn't a rock, it was a chunk of iron. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Incredible how much damage you can do with something small if you get it moving fast enough. I remember seeing a video of them blasting a .177 bb fast enough to detonate a cinder block Yep, to think an ~ 150 ft diameter rock made that crater.... It wasn't a rock, it was a chunk of iron. Nickel-iron. Like a big chunk of stainless steel. |
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Been there once before, and will be stopping by again this summer, work schedule permitting.
Going to also check out Bedrock. |
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I was JUST there last week. Flagstaff is awesome btw. Fratelli's Pizza is out of this world... oh, and the Grand Canyon isn't all that bad either.
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That place is interesting for about 3 mins. Depends on how deep you inner nerd goes. That area has something for everyone. Big, well preserved crater for your science fans. Decent Elk, pronghorn and coyote hunting for others. Between those things, I've spent a very large amount of time there. |
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Fortunately it landed way out in Arizona. http://youngeyesonscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/800px-Meteor_Crater_Arizona.jpg http://www.davidreneke.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Crater.jpg View Quote Wow! Thank God it missed that building! |
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if you visit that place, take some binoculars. there is a little shack with a life size astronaut cut out , in the center of the crater.
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I believe it was the first discovery of a meteor in the world.
Astronauts trained on the bottom in the 1960's. In the museum, an employee was telling kids that if they could pick up the 1.5ft meteorite on display they can take it home. Kids tried, the employee informed them that it weighs as much as a Volkswagen Beetle. That thing is more dense than the spectators at Democratic Conventions. |
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I am not sure how that is possible since the earth is only about 6,000 years old
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Imagine something happening like that again. It would be total chaos.
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That's Meteor Crater, right?
Kind of expensive, but it's cool to see once. |
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It's about 3/4 mile in diameter and 600 feet deep.
It has to be seen to be truly appreciated. |
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Cool. Thanks for sharing, OP. Might check it out while we are in the area this summer.
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Been there. It's a helluva hole in the ground. Ruined its development potential for centuries. Mebbe we can fill it in with fresh water, stock it with trout and make it a fishing resort.
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Protip: Don't stop at the Grand Canyon before coming here, or else it will not be nearly as cool.
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That area has a lot of neat places for the family, Meteor Crater, Painted Desert, Petrified Forest and more.
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