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Impact cratering
Impact of extraterrestrial objects such as asteroids, comets, and meteorites on Earth.
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Field trip to Barringer (Meteor) Crater, Arizona [New Window]
Notes and photos about a field trip taken to Barringer Crater (also known as Meteor Crater), Arizona, as part of the dedication of the Shoemaker Center in Flagstaff.
Investigating the Chesapeake Bay impact crater [New Window]
Links to information on the formation and structure of Chesapeake Bay including online reports, recent field work, field work archives, cooperating agencies, bibliography, and links to articles about other terrestrial impact craters.
Meteoritical Bulletin database [New Window]
Searchable database of all known meteorites and impact craters worldwide, based on published reports of the Meteoritical Society and several international research organizations.


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