Barringer Meteor Crater, Arizona
Taken from the rim of the crater 160 feet above the desert floor and nearly 600 feet above the center of the crater, this photo is composed of six images stitched together. Nearly a mile across, the is one Big Hole!
The Barringer Meteor Crater is believed to have been excavated about 50,000 years ago by a meteorite/asteroid made of nickel-iron. Weighing in at an estimated 300,000 tons and measuring about 150 feet wide, the impact of about 2.5 megatons of TNT was about 150 times the force of of the A-Bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. Check it out in the lightbox view.
8 responses
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JOE FAILK gave props (2 Sep 2009):
Excellent entry!
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Judy Wanamaker gave props (2 Sep 2009):
Great panorama shot. Fabulous entry.
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Cicely Graham gave props (6 Sep 2009):
My word! What a terrible whack that must have given Mother Earth! Super-duper bit of work, Richard -- good onya!
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Latrenia Bryant gave props (11 Sep 2009):
Ahhhh I love the photo
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eithne mythen gave props (14 Sep 2009):
Wonderful entry, great in the lightbox..
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Deborah Downes gave props (25 Sep 2009):
Fabulous. The beautiful lighting really stands out in the lightbox.
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Karen Foto Fiddler gave props (15 Oct 2009):
OMG this stunning but in the lightbox it really POPS! I reccomend viwing! NIce!
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Kristine Bailey gave props (21 Nov 2009):
This Shot Is All of the Above !!!
