Meteor Crater - Arizona - 07.23.09
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Diameter: 4,100 feet
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Depth: 570 feet
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Rim height above surrounding plain: 120-200 feet
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Elevation: Highest point on rim 5,723 feet above sea level
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Shape: Roughly circular bowl
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Composition of Canyon Diablo meteorites: Iron 92%, Nickel 7.1%, Cobalt .50%, Galliun 80 parts per million, Germanium 320ppm, Iridium 2ppm, Platinum 8ppm
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Rocks displaced by impact: 300-400 million tons
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The Museum
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Volume: 82,000,000 cubic yards

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