Barringer Crater Co. Welcomes New Science Advisor
Barringer Crater Company is pleased to announce that Dr Gordon Osinski will be joining the scientific advisory committee.
Mörigen: Meteorite Iron Arrowhead
Mörigen is an arrowhead fashioned from iron meteorite- before humans smelted their own iron!
Calling all Astronauts- Training at the Crater
Are you an astronaut working on the NASA ARTEMIS missions to the moon? Or did you always want to be an astronaut? Come see the Meteor Crater where astronauts have trained for moon missions!
Ever Touch a Meteorite Before?
Have you ever touched a meteorite… or the largest single piece from the one that created the famous Meteor Crater in Arizona? Yes its real, and you can touch this space rock at the Visitor Center on your way to view the crater!
Odessa Texas Meteorite Crater
Another desert Meteorite Crater in USA is in Odessa TX- only a little older than Barringer Crater impacting 63,500 years ago
Could an Ice Age be Caused by Meteorite Dust?
Barringer Medalist Birger Schmitz’ research covered by NYTimes and SciShow:
Don’t Miss Arizona’s Otherworldly Destination: Barringer Crater
Watch this informative Smithsonian video and come see for yourself!
Birger Schmitz, Barringer Medalist 2023
“Spinels in Sediments and the Astronomical Perspective on Earth’s History — What Can 20 Tons of Rock and 40,000 Liters of Hydrochloric Acid Tell Us?”
Hollywood’s Year of The Crater
Its a great year for popularizing impact science with two new films: Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and Disney’s Crater!
Asteroid Day at Meteor Crater and Lowell Observatory
Events at Meteor Crater and Lowell Observatory!
Meteorite Iron Was Used Before the Iron Age
Learn about the use of meteorite iron long before the Iron Age technology was developed!
Chris Koeberl, Science Advisor, in Fascinating BBC Program
Chris Koeberl (science advisor to Barringer Crater) and Mark Boslough in a BBC program about the discovery of the source of mysterious glass used by the ancient Egyptians....
Partnerships Making a Difference: B612
For many years the B612 Foundation has been bringing colleagues, scientists and supporters to the crater for a first-hand look at what even a small asteroid can do to the earth.
Map of Arizona Meteorites
Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona is not the only known meteorite location in Arizona.
XSPACE Seeks Scientist Collaborators
Not to be confused with SPACE X, the eXtraterrestrial SamPle Analysis, Curation and Exploration (XSPACE) is a new facility dedicated to “curate the meteorites and make them available to the scientific community.”
Potential “New” Meteorite Crater for the Database
Recent research using magnetic anomalies and shocked rock is again presenting evidence that this is indeed a crater formed by a meteorite. And won’t the winery be relieved when its name (Domaine du Météore) is justified and the crater makes it onto the confirmed list!