https://flagstaffmineralandrock.org/2018/11/22/november-field-trip-to-meteor-crater/ Educate. Inspire. Explore. Fri, 23 Nov 2018 13:59:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://flagstaffmineralandrock.org/2018/11/22/november-field-trip-to-meteor-crater/#comment-23 Fri, 23 Nov 2018 13:59:16 +0000 https://flagstaffrocks.wpmudev.host/?p=2129#comment-23 This was another successful club field trip, rather than collecting rock we collected some knowledge about a extraterrestrial slamming into the earth near present day Flagstaff 50,000 years ago resulting in a unique 3/4 of a mile in diameter crater in the desert. Our guide helped us understand the cause and effect of the 160′ across nickle/iron meteorite impacting the earth at 12 miles per second. These types of trips are important geologic formations that I find as interesting as collecting minerals. Thanks to all who made trip .

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