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Panoramic view of Meteor Crater in northern Arizona

By Astrogeology Science Center 2009 (approx.)
View of the Meteor Crater impact in northern Arizona: rocks ejected from a bowl-shaped feature, leaving an impact scar
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The bowl-shaped depression of Meteor Crater, taken in a panoramic photograph. The rocks have been excavated by an asteroid impact that happened approximately 50,000 years ago.

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