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Marquez crater is a meteorite crater located in Leon County, Texas near the small town of Marquez about 177 km (110 mi) northeast of Austin, Texas, United States. [1]It is 12.7 km (8 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 58 ± 2 million years ().
The Odessa Meteor Crater is a meteorite crater in the southwestern part of Ector County, southwest of the city of Odessa of West Texas, United States. It is accessible approximately 3 mi (5 km) south of Interstate 20 at Exit 108 (Moss Road). [ 1 ]
The Sierra Madera crater is a meteorite crater (astrobleme) in southwestern Pecos County, Texas, United States. [1] The central peak of the rebound structure of the impact crater rises 793 ft (242 m) above the surrounding land. [3] The peak is visible from U.S. Highway 385 between Fort Stockton, Texas and Marathon, Texas. The Sierra Madera ...
Texas United States 12.7 58.3 ± 3.1 Matt Wilson: Northern Territory: Australia 7.5 less than 1344 Middlesboro: Kentucky United States 5.5 less than 299 Mien: Kronoberg Sweden 7 120 ± 1 Mishina Gora: Pskov Russia 2.5 less than 360 Mizarai: Alytus Lithuania 5 480 - 520 Mount Toondina: South Australia Australia 4 less than 125 Neugrund: Harju ...
Meteor Crater, from the late 19th to the early 20th century, was the center of a long dispute over the origin of craters that showed little evidence of volcanism. That debate was largely settled by the early 1930s, thanks to work by Daniel M. Barringer , F.R. Moulton, and Harvey Harlow Nininger .
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Peak activity is predicted to occur from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. EST, during which the Quadrantids can produce about 120 meteors per hour, according to the AMS. Quadrantids, 1st meteor shower of 2025 ...
Texas has been hit by a lot of hurricanes. Here are the top 5 U.S. states that have hurricanes most often, based on NOAA data on landfalls.