Interactive Earth Impact Map- Any Near You?
Its quite amazing to see how many confirmed Meteorite Impact sites there are around the world, maybe there’s one near you!
Remembering Eugene Gurov
Eugene (Yevgeniy) Gurov, an important contributor to the field of Meteoritics has passed away in his sleep on July 19, 2023.
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!
Imagine what it was like at the time of Impact:
Barringer Meteor Crater is beautifully preserved in the high Arizona desert landscape, but when it was formed the scenery was quite different!
Great Flyby View of Barringer Meteor Crater
Watch this great flyby view of Barringer Meteor Crater!
Meteorites Contribution to Earth: Water!
Did you ever wonder where Earth’s water came from?
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.
At Meteor Crater, Scientific Research is Ongoing
NASA’s DART Mission, a test to impact an asteroid off course, will be live streamed on NASA TV September 26
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?
The Origin of the Comet that Killed the Dinosaurs
In 2021 astronomers may have discovered the origin of the carboniferous comet that created the Chicxulub crater.
Interactive Earth Impact Database
Ever wonder how many or where they all are? This database allows you to easily see the locations and size as well as pop up data on all the verified known impact sites on earth!