Meteor Crater Natural Landmark is ranked #12 out of 18 ... Other activities at this popular attraction include the Discovery Center and Space Museum, a 4D theater and an Apollo 11 training space ...

Apollo connection: The moon’s surface is dotted with meteor-impact craters, and Meteor Crater is one of the best examples of such a crater on Earth. Apollo astronauts were brought to Arizona to ...

Info: Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 N. Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff; (928) 774-5211, musnaz.org. Astronaut Training Lecture: David Kring will describe Apollo-era astronaut training at Meteor Crater.

The late Dr. Eugene M. Shoemaker, co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, helped train the Apollo astronauts at Meteor Crater. Shoemaker, who wrote his doctoral thesis on the crater, was renowned ...

They studied impact craters at Meteor Crater in Arizona, Sudbury Basin in Canada and at the Nevada Test Site, where nuclear weapons were detonated. For many, their introduction to the field, a ...

Legendary Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart, astronomer Scott Manley and acclaimed author Mary Robinette Kowal, known for ...

Meteor Crater in Arizona continues to yield new information, as well as serving as a go-to spot for preparing Artemis crews how to explore the moon. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

Ames Day will be pretty special this year with the opening of a museum dedicated to the meteor crater the town sits atop. The museum will be dedicated at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 18. Called the Ames ...

The Meteor Crater Natural Landmark site near Winslow in northern Arizona. A video of a hiker visiting Meteor Crater, the best-preserved meteorite impact site on Earth, has gone viral on TikTok.

Just off I-40 near Route 66 lies one of Earth’s most dramatic scars—Meteor Crater. Formed 50,000 years ago by a fiery impact, this colossal site has fascinated explorers, scientists, and ...

Lowell Observatory and Meteor Crater, in partnership with B612 Foundation, will host a public event featuring distinguished speakers, telescope viewing, and family fun activities Meteor Crater ...