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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

ODESSA, Texas — The Odessa Meteor Crater Museum unveiled new renovations that were made to the center as summer approaches. Some of the new renovations include cleaned up trails and picnic ...

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 ...

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 ...