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Do You Know Why the Rim of the Meteor Crater is Raised?

You can see the “butte” like raised edge of the crater along the horizon line from the road. Why would an meteoritic impact which creates a hole in the ground, also leave quite a raised rim? You can learn directly from Dr Kring, one of the foremost experts on Meteor Crater, and scientific advisor to Barringer Crater Company, on this video, along with others discussing the impact event found on the website here in The Crater section.