Barringer Meteorite Crater Named Among IUGS’ “Second 100” Geological Heritage Sites
The International Union of Geological Sciences designates the Barringer Meteorite Crater as a World Geological Heritage Site.
Cascading Boulder Analysis at Barringer Meteor Crater
When it was deemed a safety concern, a large unstable boulder became an opportunity to study the tracking of its decent for the purporse of its correlation to the moon craters in preparation for the Artemis mission.
Geological Guide Book to Meteor Crater
The most comprehensive and updated geological analysis of the Barringer Meteor Crater by Dr. David Kring is winner of the Geoscience Information Society’s award in 2017.
Ramgarh Crater Named Geo-Heritage Site
Ramgarh Crater located in India has been named India’s first National Geo Heritage site by the Rajasthan Government.
IUGS International Geoheritage Sites
Take a tour of our amazing planet’s geologically important sites, and find a free downloadable illustrated book of the first 100!
Planetary Geologist Marvel: Ursula B. Marvin
“Among Harvard’s greatest treasures are people who revel in discovery and disperse dusty clouds of ignorance.” - David Kring
Lonsdaleite First Discovered at Meteor Crater!
“The Barringer Crater in Arizona, United States, was formed by the asteroid Canyon Diablo meteorite, where Lonsdaleite was first found in 1967. “
Moissanite was Discovered in 1893 at Meteor Crater
Moissaninte, a silicon carbide mineral, was first discovered by Henri Moissan in 1893 in carbonacious chondrite rock samples at Meteor Crater!
A Shared Memory of Gene Shoemaker and The Crater…
The Crater, and the incredible scientists studying it, create powerful impressions for so many over the years!
Mineral First Discovered at Barringer Crater
In 1967 a new diamond-hard mineral was discovered at the Barringer Meteorite Crater. It is named lonsdaleite, after the first female crystalographer of the Royal Society of London, Kathleen Londsdale.