Barringer Meteor Crater is NASA's recent Pick of the Day!

NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey

Check out NASA’s recent feature of Barringer Meteor Crater, and the expert Dr. David Kring’s descriptions about how, when and what. Why is the earth lighter surrounding the crater? Why is is almost square, not round like the others? Find out more here.