Barringer Meteorite Crater by Richardphotos
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several hand held captures to create this not very good collage.it was quite windy and hard to balance on a rock while shooting.I passed the place so many times and decided finally cold or not I was going to see it
The Meteor Crater, sometimes known as the Barringer Crater and formerly as the Canyon Diablo crater, is an impact crater, located about 35 miles (55 km) east of Flagstaff, near Winslow in the northern Arizona desert (USA). Its elevation is 1744 m (5,723 ft). The crater is somewhat misnamed, as it was actually excavated by a meteorite, not a meteor.
The crater is about 4,000 ft in width, and some 170 m deep (550 ft). It is surrounded by a 45 m (150 ft) high rim of rock, raised above the surrounding plains by the force of the impact. The bottom of the crater is filled with rubble from the impact, to a depth of 210-240 m (700-800 ft) below the crater's center.the circumference is 2.4 miles.if the Washington monument was placed inside the top would be eye level from the rim
from Meteor Crater Enterprises
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Comments (61)
Hendesse
What a gigantic crater, fantastic captured. Excellent panorama view, looks very impressive. Thanks for the infos too!!
NekhbetSun
Magnificent and awe inspiring capture Richard! glad you didn't fall in :o) I know I would've gotten a major case of vertigo..whew ! ~ Hugs ~
MrsLubner
Very interesting shot and I think you did a great job on this.
Kuiski
WOW! a original shot, excellent capture Richard!!!! :)
Loloe
Wow!!! Impressive capture!!! great job!!! Bravo Richard!!!
jif3d
Great panorama Richard, no tripod...I know the feeling, but you have managed to capture the meteorites destructive force and legacy very well ! ~Cheers~
STEVIEUKWONDER
Fabulous shot(s) Richard. I remember having a school photo taken with one of those still cameras that could take the picture in some kind os sequence, but you had to stay still forever, so I think your idea considering the wind, was the best idea! lol Steve :o)
idiot_sphinx
I think you did a wonderful job of piecing this huge image together :) Excellent captures !!
CavalierLady
Great shot, Richard, considering it was windy and cold. It's hard to imagine the scale of these things, 4000 ft. - that's nearly a mile. Must have been something and thanks for sharing with us!
Gor111
A brilliant photography of this so beautiful meteorite crater! The dimension of it is really stunning! Fascinating!!!
nikolais
the result was worth hard work. stunning!
angelbearzs
that is very beatiful!!!:)
LudyMelltSekher
Beautiful Photography. Excellent!! Congratulations!!
Bampster
Amazing! Wouldn't want one of those to hit now. Excellent view of a most interesting site.
Denys234
Excellent job stitching these photos together!
Maori
WoW, WOW amd more Mows.... Excellent, Richard!
Xantipa
Wow, absolutely super.
DennisReed
Stunning shot/s Richard! Now I see why you went that way! ;) Bravo!
carlx
Wonderful capture from the gigant crater!!! Fantastic view, bravo!!!
soffy
impressive crater, wow gorgeous view,thanks for the interesting info** :)
RodolfoCiminelli
Fantastic photo and amazing place my friend........!!!!!
VDH
Impressive shot and very interesting!Thanks for the information, Super !!
iceberg5
Super picture of this impressive crater and I like the snow in the foreground !
Valerie-Ducom
wowww, so beautiful picture and very nice texture :)
annie5
Awesome capture..great panorama view! Bravo Richard! :)
2Loose2Trek
very cool collage of an interesting site. well done!
kimariehere
impressive not having a tripod i enjoyed seeing it ...WOW thing is maassive~~~!! enjoyed your write up about it too!!
Burpee
Is that wet or did the meteor make it shiny? Awesome capture and attempt at collage
IreneS
Incredible job here, Richard. I'm really impressed by your work.
Blush
Wow What a crater and what interesting facts.... This is an awesome shot Excellent capture sweetie Hugs Susan~