Past History: Train trip - part 9 by max-
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The next big train stop was in Arizona.
We rented another car and off we went to find the first object of interest -- a hole in the ground. I personally dug many holes in the ground, so I wondered what's so special about this hole?
I soon found out -- at the end of this creepy red road which was eerily deserted.
The hole in front of me was not dug by some worker with a shovel -- it was made by an impact explosion countless centuries ago -- and was much bigger than a shoe-box.
I climbed up to the edge of this hole, planning to walk the entire rim, but only made it about a third way around because it was getting late and I totally underestimated the gigantic hugeness of this thing! This also meant that my 50mm lens could only capture one section of it at a time:-(
And yes, I was extra careful -- before getting back in the car I thoroughly checked for any foreign blob-like substance that may have attached itself to my boots.
A year later I learned something interesting -- a movie crew filmed a huge SF film called 'Starman' at this crater, and I just missed it because I left a few days too early.
Comments (4)
radioham
So it was not a blast from an atomic ray gun they do say that the Gulf of Max was made when the same way I do love the photo of that long never ending road
max-
Yeah, that's the road that led to the ancient blast site, and it looked and felt very strange. I noticed that recently they re-paved it to look more common and normal:-(
RodS
Oh, I'd love to visit here! That's what happens when a big chunk-o-space rock goes SPLAT on our little planet. It makes big holes, wipes out dinosaurs, stuff like that.
I saw a story a couple days ago where a meteor about the size of a golf ball hit a house in Georgia. It went through the roof, second story floor, first story floor, and put a dent in the basement floor. After being analyzed, it was determined to be several billion years old!
max-
That must have scared the residents out of their socks!
A dense meteorite, like iron, could probably reach a terminal velocity faster than the fastest bullet - even with all that air friction - and punch through quite a tough barrier.
This Arizona meteor was about 130 feet diameter and produced a roughly 10 Megaton blast, with a wind of 600mph several miles from impact -- so it would have totally pulverized the entire NYC or LA metropolis.
radioham
Sorry but my world map is out of date I should call Gulf of States or something like that now days Maybe he will send me a map with what ever name he wants to call it by
bob4artist
I've seen this crater. Yes, it's big. The only reason that it's still there is because it's in the desert. I don't remember the red road. But, I was there a long time ago. It's very impressive. Sounds like you had a great trip. - Bob
max-
That's true -- the dry desert preserved it well.
If I had more time I could have walked all around it, and even down to the bottom, but I hear that now they don't allow people to walk down anymore.