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- asteroid impact
- meteorites
Additional Reading
Harold J. Abrahams (ed.), Heroic Efforts at Meteor Crater, Arizona: Selected Correspondence Between Daniel Moreau Barringer and Elihu Thomson (1983); William Graves Hoyt, Coon Mountain Controversies: Meteor Crater and the Development of Impact Theory (1987).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Live Science - Barringer Crater may have been formed by a cosmic 'curveball,' asteroid simulations show. | Jan 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Barringer Crater may have been formed by a cosmic 'curveball,' asteroid simulations show. | Nov 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lunar and Planetary Institute - Meteor Crater, Arizona. | Oct 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Meteor Crater formed by low-velocity impact. | Feb 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Meteor Crater: Arizona's First Bonanza. | Dec 21, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Sep 14, 2023 | ||
| Map added. | Jul 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Meteor Crater and Barringer Space Museum. | May 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Space.com - Meteor Crater Helps Unlock Planetary History. | Jun 12, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Solar System Exploration - Meteor Crater. | Jun 30, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | May 19, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Jul 26, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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