Meteorite · Iron · United States

Canyon Diablo

The iron meteorite responsible for Barringer Crater (Meteor Crater) in Arizona; fragments are scattered around the rim of the crater it formed some 50,000 years ago.

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Member of groupIron Meteorites
Associated withBarringer Crater (Meteor Crater)
Associated withBarringer Crater (Meteor Crater)

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