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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 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 crater is located ...
These features were caused by the collision of meteors (consisting of large fragments of asteroids) or comets (consisting of ice, dust particles and rocky fragments) with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to the best available estimate of the original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present ...
Impact Meteor Crater Viewer Google Maps Page with Locations of Meteor Craters around the world; CNN: New computer analysis shows that the meteor may have been traveling more slowly than previously thought; Computer generated movie based on satellite imagery and topography data; Aerial Exploration of the Barringer Structure
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 .
Researchers said it’s possible only a few hundred people have ever seen the Texas Star Mushroom. In 2021, chorioactis geaster became the official state mushroom of Texas. Inks Lake State Park is ...
Meteorite name (location) Meteorite link Fall observation date Country State, province, or region Classification Meteoritical Bulletin(s) [3] Lorton: 18 January 2010: United States: Virginia: L6: 99 [21] Košice: 28 February 2010: Slovakia: Košice Region: H5: 100 [22] Mason Gully: 13 April 2010: Australia: Western Australia: H5: 99 [21 ...