For a long time, many meteorites have been falling on the Earth. Some of them do not leave any trace, smoothly landing on the surface, such as the famous Goba Meteorite in Namibia. But in the overwhelming majority of cases, the fall of a celestial body is accompanied by the appearance of a crater. One of these craters is located in the state of Arizona (USA), 30 kilometers west of the town of Winslow.
Arizona Crater - Giant Meteorite Trail
Arizona crater on the map
- Geographic coordinates 35.027729, -111.023100
- The distance from the US capital Washington is just over 3000 km in a straight line or about 3500 km by road
- The nearest local airport is located in Winslow, 30 km away
- To the nearest International airport Phoenix Sky Harbor approximately 200 km or 320 km by road
The Arizona crater is a classic trail from the impact of a huge meteorite - it has an almost perfectly circular shape with a diameter of about 1200 meters, and its edges rise to a height of 46 meters from the surface. The depth of the funnel, according to some data, is 229 meters, according to others, 174. To be honest, we were not there and, accordingly, neither rangefinders nor tape measures were taken. Even the Russian-language and English-language Wikipedia hold different data. It is quite possible that in one case the depth was measured relative to the plain, and in the other case relative to its edges. So the truth is somewhere nearby.
There are several names for this crankcase. These are the laconic Meteor Crater (it is under this name that Google Maps knows it), Devil's Canyon Crater (in the original Canyon Diablo Crater) and Berringer's Crater (in the original Barringer Crater). But still they usually call him Arizona Crater... Just like the famous geological formation, everyone in the same Arizona is called simply the Arizona wave (and on the maps it is marked as "The Wave" - in translation "Wave"). It is located about 220 kilometers to the north.
Scientists' calculations regarding the size of the meteorite itself are ambiguous. But the data is roughly as follows: The crater was formed about 50,000 years ago as a result of the fall of a meteorite with a diameter of about 50 meters and a mass of 300,000 tons. Its speed was over 40,000 km / h.
According to some estimates, the explosion energy is 3 times higher than the Tunguska meteorite. The power of the explosion is thousands of times greater than the infamous atomic bomb dropped by the United States on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. There are no exact data, but the estimated capacity is estimated at 150 megatons in TNT equivalent.
As we have already said, one of the names of the crater is Berringer's Crater, after the name of a man who proved all his life that it was a meteorite crater, and not a volcanic one, as was believed before.
A bit of history about the Arizona crater
Such a gigantic formation, of course, has been known to the local Indians since time immemorial. Their legends tell that once upon a time the God of Fire himself descended from heaven on a chariot of fire to these places and left such a huge funnel in memory. By the way, this indirectly confirms that the crater is really from a meteorite. The Indians considered this place sacred. They found numerous metal fragments around them, from which they made amulets. They were believed to protect against evil forces. The Indians treated these amulets with trepidation, that even during burial they used them as one of the main attributes of the ceremony of leaving the deceased in the "Land of the Happy Hunt" (as the Indians called the afterlife).
Scientists only in 1891 learned about the existence of this crater, but considered it volcanic. Until Daniel Moreau Barringer found out about him in 1902, a mining engineer. He then put forward the idea that the crater appeared as a result of the fall of a meteorite. Given the size of the crater and the presence of metal debris in the vicinity, Berringer suggested that the mass of the meteorite is quite large, and it consists mainly of iron with an admixture of nickel and platinum. In those days, 1 ton of iron cost about $ 125. Berringer estimates that the meteorite could be worth about $ 1 billion. In 1903, he buys out the territory where the crater is located and begins excavations. Daniel tried to dig up a meteorite until the end of his days, but, unfortunately, never reached his goal. 26 years of grueling excavation were in vain. Despite the fact that Berringer was able to get to a depth of 419 meters and find many meteorite fragments around, the most important and coveted piece of metal has never been found. To this day, mines and fenced-in excavation sites remain at the bottom of the crater.
Today, the Arizona Crater is a well-known landmark of the state of Arizona in particular, and the whole country in general. Tourists from all over are constantly arriving here. the globe... Observation platforms are provided for them.
To maintain and increase attention to the crater, locals often talk about the appearance of a glow (of course, mysterious) over the crater, periodic UFO sightings and geomagnetic anomalies in the crater itself (of course, all with the adjectives "mysterious").
Some experts in the field of parapsychology and parallel worlds argue that the Arizona Crater is the gateway to hell. Rumor has it that people periodically disappear in the crater area, and some tourists experience inexplicable nervous tension, but there is no reliable information on this.
Arizona Crater photo
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This article will focus on remarkable natural formations bearing names associated with the Devil and located in the United States. They all count mysterious places where mysterious and frightening phenomena take place.
Devil's canyon
The southwestern United States, Arizona, has one of the largest canyons in the world. It is a giant earth bowl with a diameter of 1200 meters and a depth of 180 meters. Presumably, the crater appeared more than 40 thousand years ago, and a 50-meter meteorite helped it to form, which fell to Earth. Its weight was 300 thousand tons, and it flew at a speed of 45-60 thousand km / h.
When the meteorite fell, an explosion occurred that can only be compared with the explosion of 1000 atomic bombs similar to those dropped on Hiroshima. Fragments of meteorite iron can still be found around the canyon.
Even before the time when scientists knew about this area, the Indians who lived earlier often visited the canyon. They came to make spears and tools for themselves from the fragments of the meteorite. Local tribes have a huge number of legends and traditions associated with this. sacred place.
There are legends that near the Devil's Canyon almost every night you can observe the glow of the air and often UFO hovers over the canyon, and the locals talk about mysterious geomagnetic anomalies inside the crater. It is all these various fantastic stories that gave the name to the canyon, which is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.
More recently, a museum was built near the canyon, which contains photographs of all the "lunar" astronauts in full space clothing. But no one even realizes that all these pictures were taken not on the Moon, but in Devil's Canyon.
Devil's ring
In Pennsylvania, along the Delaware River, in Bucks and Franklin Counties, there is a mysterious and frightening mountainous area called the Devil's Ring, Stone Garden or Ringing Rocks. The rocks here really have a voice of their own.
Bringing superstitious horror to everyone who happens to hear this, from time to time they begin to "sing" spontaneously, making ringing sounds in a very wide range of heights and loudness - from barely audible howls to trumpets and bells. Moreover, a person experiences uncontrollable fear among these rocks, even if they are silent.
To hear the sound of these stones yourself, you need to hit them with a hammer.
This is the only place on Earth where such phenomena have been recorded. Except for the singing colossi of Memnon. But those, firstly, are the man-made sculptures of the ancient Egyptians, and secondly, their phenomenon is explained more simply: the wind of the desert finds loopholes in the crumbling monuments and, breaking through the cracks, emits sounds chilling the soul. Maybe something similar is happening with the Ringing Rocks.
Scientists who honestly tried to solve the riddle of nature became interested in the devil's ring, but could not come to a consensus. They studied the outside and internal structure rocks, their shape and size, however, did not reveal anything special.
"Musical abilities", according to them, are equally possessed in this strange place by both individual cobblestones and huge blocks of indefinite shape weighing up to several tons.
It was experimentally tested the assumption that dense homogeneous, fine-grained rocks - quartzite, rhyolite and basalt, of which those rocks are composed - are ringing, but it was not confirmed.
And no one has yet put forward other versions. Scientists could not explain the origin of the reddish-brown color of the tops of the Ringing Rocks, which sharply contrast with the neighboring mountains, which seem to consist of the same lithological material.
American researcher Ivan T. Sanderson discovered another anomaly in the Devil's Ring zone. He found a strange plateau with an area of 28 km 2, surrounded by a dense ring of forest 15 meters high. Trees, grass and shrubs are everywhere you look. But this plateau is like a bald patch, on which there is not even a hint of flora or fauna - no signs of the vital activity of even the most primitive living organisms, not to mention the traces of animals common to mountains and forests.
In their reports, Sanderson and his companions noted that every time they set foot on the plateau, they experienced a sense of animal fear.
Devil's hole
In a desolate place in the state of Nevada, there is a kind of unique formation - a deep crevice called the Devil's Hole. Legends claim that this is a window into underworld, in other words - to the underworld. A hole through which an evil spirit comes to visit us when he plans to create some dirty trick on the earth. The devil, you have to understand.
True, for such an important person the word "hole" sounds somehow disrespectful. Probably, here it would be more suitable, say, the Devil's Gate. Geologists believe that the mysterious sinkhole to the "center of the Earth", the true depth of which no one has yet been able to measure, is a gap formed on a fault crust where two tectonic plates were not too tightly fitted to each other.
The dimensions of the slit-hole on the scale of the planet are small - only 9 x 12 meters at the surface. But its depth is impressive. Below 120 meters from the surface, the crevice is filled groundwater that formed an underground lake in this place. What is the depth of the lake itself is unknown. It is possible that the crevice goes into the bowels of the planet deeper than the famous Kola superdeep well.
It is even more interesting further. Researchers have recorded abnormal levels of heavy hydrogen, deuterium, in calcite deposits on the walls of the sinkhole. But natural heavy hydrogen is the basis of "heavy water", in which, as you know, nothing living can exist.
Even plant seeds do not germinate in it. And if an animal is given such water to drink, it will simply die of thirst. But here's the paradox: in the underground lake of the Devil's Holes, it is not unicellular and not worms that calmly live and reproduce, but rare species of fish.
This is one of the most beautiful and unusual places in Ukraine, where I was. Aktovsky canyon is often called "Devil's Valley". Between high cliffs the small river Mertvovod meanders. According to legend, the ancient Scythians sent their kings down the river on the last journey. The cliffs around it rise 50 meters. How and why such a place arose among the flat steppe is completely incomprehensible. This is a miniature American Grand Canyon. The landscapes here are incredibly beautiful, especially at dawn - with the first rays of the sun, the rocks turn peach-pink. Welcome to Devil's Valley.
Autumn should be met where it is especially beautiful. Last year it was such a place for us, now it is Aktovsky canyon. We had been going there for a long time and finally escaped, and even with tents, so we managed to shoot at dawn. Getting here is very difficult, but worth it. This is one of the most beautiful and unusual places in Ukraine where I have been. There is a map at the end of the post and detailed description how best to drive. In the meantime, we enjoy the beauty. 
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To begin with, according to tradition, the history of the place in two paragraphs. It is one of the oldest land areas in Eurasia, formed from volcanic rocks. The sea here dried up 60 million years ago. But that was too long ago, we are more interested in the present. Aktovsky canyon is located in the valley of the Mertvovod river. This is an influx. The length of the entire canyon is about five kilometers. The height of the rocks is up to 50 meters. In some places, sheer stone walls are formed. Huge boulders lie on the banks. 
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As well as, the Aktovsky canyon and the entire bed of the Mertvovod river is included in national park"Bugsky Guard". This place is called "Devil's Valley" and "Small Crimea" - granite-basalt rocks are very similar to the Crimean ones. 
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Rocks in the very village of Aktovo. This is the most popular section of the canyon. But, by the way, not the most beautiful one. It will be better further) 
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First saw how tourist buses driving through an open field. It's beautiful here, but there are a lot of people. Therefore, we go further. 
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The place is very popular, but it is incredibly quiet and cozy here. Tourists rarely reach the canyon itself, limiting themselves only to the rocks in the very village of Aktovo. It is difficult to drive further, only photographers, climbers and ecotourism lovers wander into the valley itself. It means that we have a road there. 
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Dawn. The sun rises due to the landing opposite the canyon, so in the morning the rocks are pink. 
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Many rituals of the ancient tribes were performed in these places. Most of the Scythian kings are buried in the valley. According to legend, the rulers were sent on their last journey along the stream of the Dead Man. Hence such a gloomy name. Herodotus calls this river Exampey, which literally means "dead water".
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There is another legend - during one of the Tatar raids, local residents cooked a poisonous broth and poured it into the river upstream of the Tatars' camp. The enemies drank some water and died. According to another version, the river got its name after the terrible battle of the Zaporozhye Cossacks with the Turks, after which the river water was not visible because of the bodies of the dead.
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As for me, it is from this point that the most best view to the canyon and valley of the Mertvovod river. 
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The canyon is considered the only one in Europe, which, in terms of geological and landscape indicators, exactly repeats the famous canyons North America... A kind of Grand Canyon in miniature.
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The sun has risen and the rocks no longer seem peachy. 
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I can't believe it, but a hundred years ago the river was navigable. The Soviet government decided to equip collective farms here - in many places the channel was blocked with dams, the banks were turned into fields. The course of the river slowed down, the bottom was silted up, the channel was overgrown with reeds. They say that the layer of silt and mud in some places reaches five meters, in some places the river has turned into a swamp that can be waded. But in some places there are still small murmuring cascades and even waterfalls. 
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The best place to camp. Convenient descent to the water, there is a place for a fire and tents. And around - beauty. 
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Locals come here to fish. 
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Local flora. They say that several hundred species of different plants grow here. Many of them are included in the Red Book. I don't know what it is, but it looks pretty. 
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Finally - two panoramas. Pictures are clickable.
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How to get to Aktovsky canyon:
The road is not for the faint of heart. From Odessa it is best to go through Nikolaev, and further along the Southern Bug, through Novaya Odessa and Voznesensk. At the exit from Voznesensk, in front of the church, turn to the right. The road to the village of Trikraty is quite bearable. In the village itself there is a wonderful landmark - an old road paved with cobblestones, you go there. In about 10 minutes the Arbuzinsky Canyon will appear on the right. We drive past, enter the village. The main road turns left and after five minutes it runs into a field. The most popular rocks are right behind it. The canyon itself is upstream. You need to go there along the fields and dirt road. Leave the village, near the tractor base to the right, then along the field to the landing - there will be a small passage through it. Then the road goes between the canyon and the forest. It's easier to show on a map than to explain. The only correct path from the village to the canyon is highlighted in orange. Yes, these are all primers. The ride is about 20-30 minutes.
1 - the most popular rocks (photos 2-7), 2 - an impromptu parking lot, 3 - a tractor base, near it you need to turn right, 4 - a lake, 5 - here we dive through the landing, 6 - the steepest view of the canyon (photo 15- 23), 7 is another cool guy with comfortable descent to the water (photo 27-33), 8 - a small waterfall (photo 24-26).
P.S. Firewood for a fire can be found on the spot, but you need to go to the landing for them, on the shore everything was dismantled a long time ago. So if you are too lazy to walk a lot - take coal with you) It is also advisable to take a folding brazier with you. There are few equipped places for fires, and the grass is all dry around - it can catch fire.
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Throughout the history of their existence, people are constantly faced with unusual, mysterious, and sometimes frightening and inexplicable phenomena that took place around strange natural objects. And most often these phenomena were considered the tricks of the master of the underworld, and the objects were called "devilish".
It is noteworthy that among the property of the devil there are many human creations. It is believed that the dark forces were actively involved in the creation of such buildings.
As time went on, many unknown and mysterious phenomena had a completely scientific explanation, but myths and legends about unusual objects continue to live. In the same way, their names associated with the name of the devil are preserved.
Devil's tower
This natural object, formed as a result of the rise of magmatic melt from the bowels of the earth, located in the valley of the Bell Fourche River in Cook County American state Wyoming. Having escaped from the ground many millions of years ago, the column of molten magma congealed in the form of a huge column, the walls of which are "decorated" with deep grooves.
The mountain, which resembles a flat-topped tower, is superior in size. Its height is 264 meters, and it is the only hill in the territory of hundreds of kilometers. On clear days, the object is visible at a distance of up to 160 km.
The locals know the mountain as the "Bear House" ("Mato Tipi") and one very ancient legend... According to Indian legend, seven girls once climbed to the top of the mountain, fleeing from a wild bear. Trying to reach the fugitives, the ferocious beast scratched the mountain, leaving deep furrows on it. And when he still managed to get to the top, the girls ascended to heaven, becoming the constellation of the Pleiades.
But the name of the devil appeared in the name of the mountain in connection with another no less ancient myth. It tells the story of an evil demon who lived at the top and beat a drum, generating thunder.
Myths are myths, but even today many locals are ready to swear that the mountain is unusual and mysterious. Many periodically see strange light phenomena of unknown origin on its top.
Another oddity: despite the low altitude, only a few managed to conquer the mountain. Even the most experienced climbers, once starting the ascent, stopped it and never tried again.
Devil's sea
Devil's sea - part The Pacific in the north of the Philippine Sea, encircling japanese island Miyakejima. Also known as the Pacific Cemetery, Devil's Triangle or Dragon's Triangle, it is considered the "little brother" of the Bermuda Triangle.
According to the stories of local fishermen and fans of the paranormal in the Miyakejima area, not only surface vessels, but also aircraft regularly disappear.
Scientists are sure that the reason for the shipwrecks and plane crashes that did take place are numerous typhoons and underwater eruptions. Natural disasters start unexpectedly and rapidly, which leads to accidents and human casualties.
However, some eyewitnesses claim that they have repeatedly observed UFOs here and seen ghost ships, which does not fit into the scientific interpretation of events.
In addition, the Sea of the Devil has interesting feature- its waters several times a day and quite unexpectedly can change color: from reddish in the morning, then dark brown closer to noon. It happens both light gray and bright green.
Devil's road
The Devil's Road is located in Bolivia and is one of the most anomalous roads in the world. This is a real graveyard of cars that, after accidents, remain at the accident site.
The road, on which two cars hardly pass, is a really creepy place. It often rains here, and the fog almost never dissipates at all. The road limit is not the side of the road, but a deep abyss. The depressing atmosphere is strengthened by numerous cars, some of which are completely new and already half-rotted.
On average, accidents occur here almost daily, and at least 1 per week is fatal.
By the way, the area enjoyed a notorious reputation long before the arrival of Europeans in these lands. Mysterious disappearances of people and animals took place here on a regular basis. Therefore, the native Indians always considered this area cursed and said that everyone who went there would find his death there.
Devil's gardens
The Devil's Gardens are vast areas of the Amazon jungle, in which, of all the diversity of flora, Duroia hursuta grows exclusively. Local residents blame the Chulyachaks for this - an evil spirit that lives here. That is why the places got their name.
True, scientists have relatively recently found the true reason for this "selectivity". The fact is that a species of lemon ants lives in these places, which destroy all trees in the vicinity, except for Duroia hursuta. Hollow leaves are used by ants to build nests. And to always have enough building material, ants destroy all plant competitors of "their" tree with the help of formic acid.
Devil's valley
V official sources The Devil's Valley is known as the Aktovsky Canyon and is located in Ukraine.
Here, not far from the village of Aktovo (Voznesenskiy district, Nikolaevskaya oblast), there is a river called Metrvovod. According to legends, the Scythians buried their leaders earlier in its waters. According to another version, the river got its name after local residents, defending themselves from the raids of the Tatars, poured a decoction of poisonous herbs into the water. Having drunk such water, the invaders who were camped nearby, according to legend, immediately died.
The river is bordered by rocks, many of which can reach 50 meters. The time and reason for the formation of these hills, scientists can not unambiguously determine until now.
Devil lake
Another name for this reservoir, located in Chile, is the Red Lagoon. He got it for the blood-red color of the water. Scientists say that algae that live in the water column give this shade to the lake.
But the locals are sure that the lake is red because it is cursed and belongs only to the owner of the underworld.
The Devil's Lake is associated with the curse of the Aymar people, who have lived in the region since ancient times. According to legend, the Lagoon influences everyone who approaches it, and the Aymars practically disappeared from the face of the earth due to the fact that they drank water from it.
For centuries, the Aboriginal Indians managed to keep the secret of the location amazing lake... It was not even marked on any map. Therefore, until recently, none of the uninitiated knew anything about him. The reservoir was discovered by accident only about 8 years ago.
By the way, the Red Lagoon is surrounded by two other reservoirs. In one of them the water is yellow, and in the other it is green. Local residents claim that when bad people walk along their banks, the water begins to "react" - to bubble.
Devil's cave
It is located in Khakassia and is officially called Kashkulakskaya. Already in ancient times its upper tier was used as a place for sacrifices. However, the cave received an ominous glory relatively recently - a little more than half a century ago, when active work began on its study.
In the vicinity of the Kashkulak Cave, popularly known as the Abode of the Devil or the Temple of the Black Shaman, you can hear stories about a group of missing explorers and two saved, but crazy girls; about the ghost of a shaman who wanders in the cave labyrinths and drives uninvited guests out of it.
Many tourists, who decided to get to know the cave better, later told that they felt an unaccountable feeling of fear inside, and some even heard the echo of a shaman's tambourine ...
Devil's waterfall
Located on the border between Argentina and Brazil, and is part of the Iguazu Falls complex. Locals call this waterfall the Devil's Throat, and it fully justifies its name.
The Devil's Throat is more than 10 powerful streams erupting from a 350-foot height and constantly surrounded by a cloud of spray.
According to an Indian legend, the creator of the waterfall was the god Mboi - he was angry with his bride, who preferred him to a simple budget youth. Deciding to escape from the angry god, the girl and her lover decided to take a boat down the Iguazu. And Mboy, having learned about this, brought down part of the river, as a result of which the lovers died, and at the place of their death, the largest and beautiful waterfall complex.
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Arizona crater
Arizona Crater(Barringer Crater, Devil's Canyon) is a large meteorite crater (astroblema) in Arizona, USA, 30 km west of Winslow and 56 km from Flagstaff (Interstate 40, exit 233). It is a giant earthen bowl with a diameter of 1200 meters and a depth of 180 meters.
Crater origin
The crater appeared about 50 thousand years ago after the fall of a 50-meter meteorite weighing 300 thousand tons and flying at a speed of 45-60 thousand km / h. The explosion from the fall was three times more powerful than the explosion of the Tunguska meteorite and was similar in power to the explosion of 20 million tons of TNT or 1000 atomic bombs, similar to those dropped on Hiroshima. Fragments of meteoric nickel iron have been found in and around the Arizona Crater.
History of discovery and research
The location of the crater has long been known to the local Indians, who used metal fragments of the meteorite for their own purposes. Local tribes have a huge number of legends and traditions associated with this sacred place. Scientists only became aware of the existence of the crater in a year.
View of the crater from space
Until the beginning of the 20th century, this crater was believed to be of volcanic origin, and only in 1902, a mining engineer from Philadelphia, Daniel Moreau Barringer, hypothesized that this giant crater was formed as a result of a meteorite impact. He acquired a piece of land where the crater is located, and quickly began drilling its bottom, because he was convinced that he would find the meteorite itself. Barringer spent 26 years of his life searching for a meteorite and convincing others that his crater was of extraterrestrial - meteoric origin.
The drilling turned out to be useless, and it could not be otherwise. The estimates of scientists, which may have caused Barringer's fatal heart attack, showed that the meteorite should have almost completely evaporated in the atmosphere and upon collision with the Earth. During his lifetime, Barringer failed to unequivocally prove to the scientific community and the nature of the origin of the crater.
His achievements were not recognized until thirty years later, when convincing evidence that a crater in Arizona was caused by a meteorite impact was presented by Eugene Shoemaker, one of the world's foremost comet and meteorite specialists.
Astronaut training in the crater
The Arizona crater was recognized as the only place on Earth that most closely resembles the lunar landscape, and it was there, under the leadership of Shoemaker, that all astronauts who were to go on a flight to the moon passed part of the training. And it was in this crater that the shortcomings of the spacesuits in which the first earthlings had to leave their mark on the moon were revealed and eliminated.
Tourism
Crater bottom
It is impossible not to mention the museum, which stands literally on the edge of the crater and stores photographs of all the "lunar" astronauts in full space attire. If you do not know that these pictures were taken literally two steps from where you are standing, then you can believe that they are of lunar origin. The Arizona Crater is one of the landmarks of the state of Arizona. Many tourists visit it every day. To attract tourists, locals regularly report numerous observations of this place of air glow and UFO hovering, as well as mysterious geomagnetic anomalies inside the crater.
Selling (or impersonating) meteorites found in this crater is thriving and a pretty lucrative business. The cost of such meteorites in online stores is on average $ 1 for each gram of weight.
Comparison with other Earth meteorite craters
The meteorite crater in Arizona, often named after its discoverer Barringer Crater, is by no means the largest on Earth. In the Antarctic on Wilkes Land, a meteorite crater with a diameter of 241 kilometers and a depth of 800 meters was discovered under a kilometer thick ice per year. In Canada, on the coast of the Hudson Bay, there is a crater with a diameter of 443 kilometers. However, unlike the largest, whose diameter is measured in hundreds of kilometers, the Arizona crater is the only one that has preserved its almost pristine appearance. According to the museum's official booklet, "although there are larger impact traces on Earth, the meteorite origin of this crater was the first to be proven and it is the best preserved its original appearance."
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- Impressions of a Russian tourist visiting the Arizona crater
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