File:Meteor Crater - Arizona.jpg

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Meteor crater, Arizona

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English: This image has a resolution of 2 meters per pixel, and illumination is from the right. Layers of exposed limestone and sandstone are visible just beneath the crater rim, as are large stone blocks excavated by the impact.
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Source NASA Earth Observatory
Author National Map Seamless Server

Instrument: Aircraft Sensors - Camera.

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