Arizona's Jaw-Dropping Mile-Long Meteor Crater

In the northern Arizona desert, an imposing-looking crater shows the impact of an ancient meteor crash. Until the 1960s, it was mistakenly believed to be a volcanic crater.

From: AERIAL AMERICA: Roadside Attractions

[davidgee]

Man, it just barely missed the visitor's center there.

[gordonliddy]

i remember visiting this as a kid and thought it was the greatest thing ever

[joespeed]

I've been there and it is my favourite attraction in Arizona. I have absolutely adored it since I visited 10 years ago.

[ice-tsbodycount]

When you fly from Southern California over Arizona, you fly right over this. It's a sight to behold from the air

[MasQalandar]

question, why the hole remains while meteor vanished, where is that thing gone?

[crunchu]

Wow they made Dusty Divot into a real thing

[HUEEY]

I was flying from New Mexico and I saw this thing from the air. I’ve seen this in pictures but seeing it in person, I was like HOLLY SHIT THAT CRATER IS ACTUALLY HUGE!!

[endangeredmexican]

Respect to the people who witnessed this live

[conorreese]

I remember visiting this meteor it was the coolest thing ever!

[jojobar]

And then Bugs Bunny popped out and said, “wait a minute. Diss ain’t Pismo Beach!”

[gammaechofoundationproductions]

WOW! Great footage! I look forward to seeing more of your videos! You just earned a new subscriber! :)

[MrFank]

I was there when it happened. It was pretty cool

[lemmetellyousomething]

And your way of explaining was Spectacular too👍👍👍

[Spikestrip]

I can't believe how close that meteor came to hitting the Visitor Center!

[Theguyin]

I've been here, they have a astronaut cut out in the middle of it haha

[sigmaleotony]

The highlight of my northern Arizona trip! Monument Valley on the AZ/UT border is also very awesome!

[alexfaudel]

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That's uhhh... that's not really how megatons work friend

[jaygreen]

Sooo did it come straight down or at an angle?

[anonymouscitizen]

I remember this crater as a kid and thinking who took the meteor and why ? 😂🤣😂 when you throw a rock into mud you see the small crater and you still find the rock you threw.

[contentbash]

Amazing! Thank you for posting and sharing. I've added this video to the Content Bash blog about Arizona.