Barringer Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA by maness-allen
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Description
The Barringer Meteorite Crater (also known as "Meteor Crater") is a gigantic hole in the middle of the arid sandstone of the Arizona desert. A rim of smashed and jumbled boulders, some of them the size of small houses, rises 150 feet above the level of the surrounding plain. The crater itself is nearly a mile wide, and 570 feet deep.
When Europeans first discovered the crater, the plain around it was covered with chunks of meteoritic iron - over 30 tons of it, scattered over an area 8 to 10 miles in diameter.
The Barringer crater in Arizona is a perfect example of a simple crater, a straightforward bowl in the ground. The Barringer Crater is in superlative shape, but it is only about 50,000 years old.
There is a 360 flyaround video at TurboSquid.
Comments (7)
servo
For those who haven't been there in person, It's really a fascinating place to visit.
cheechman
excellent work. textures are really good
maness-allen
Thanks. That's really the key to these landscape renderings. A combination of aerial photography, satellite and judicious photoshop use.
Debwhosmiles
Ooooo... Loved that place! Only 5 miles from I-40 it was one of the best "side trips" on my son's (15 w/learner permit...drove 1K of our trip) and my 2003 road trip to Santa Cruz, Ca. (There and back in 8 days from Nashville, Tn, almost 5K mi. all together.) Standing on the rim is totally awesome...makes you realize that we are on a PLANET!!! Great render!
FUNJOKER
cool;)
RobyHermida
Excellent, excellent, excellent work
thecytron
Xcellent rendering!