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Night skies glitter with Perseids meteor shower
Shooting stars from the annual Perseids meteor shower have been lighting up night skies across the UK and around the world over the past few nights. The bright meteors are formed when dust particles fall from the Swift-Tuttle comet and burn up on entering the Earth's atmosphere.
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Ghana has a rare treasure, a crater made when a meteor hit Earth: why it needs to be protected
The Bosumtwi impact crater in Ghana is different, however. It is well preserved (not deeply eroded or buried under sediments) ...
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Lake-filled impact crater in Africa transforms into a giant silver 'mirror' via rare phenomenon — Earth from space
A 2024 astronaut photo shows a rare "sunglint" shining off Lake Iro and a nearby zig-zagging river in Chad. The shimmering ...
Meteor Crater formed from an impact in the middle of this range. Catastrophic events generate Nepal-level earthquakes and ignite trees and grass fifty miles away with their impact energy.
Meteor Crater in Arizona (formally called Barringer meteorite crater) viewed from the rim near the visitor center. The crater is nearly a mile across and the hole more than 550 feet deep.
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Inside Arizona’s Meteor Crater - 50,000 Years in One Impact
Just off I-40 near Route 66 lies one of Earth’s most dramatic scars—Meteor Crater. Formed 50,000 years ago by a fiery impact, this colossal site has fascinated explorers, scientists, and treasure ...
The meteor exploded before it ever hit the ground, blowing out windows in the city of Chelyabinsk, but not leaving a crater.
"Meteor crater is an extremely special place,” said Andrew Tyler, Vice President of Business Development. “When people visit the crater, they usually don't say anything. They're just speechless.
Meteor Crater is one of the best-preserved craters on Earth, due in part to the dry climate where it is located. This high desert receives very little annual precipitation even at over 5,000 feet ...
The crater alone draws in tens of thousands of visitors every year. Vice President of Operations at Meteor Crater Enterprises, Andrew Tyler, said it’s an honor to work at such an amazing landmark.
Planning for a camping trip turned into a potential monumental find for a Canadian man. While on Google Maps, he came across a strange pit on his screen, which researchers think could be a crater.
The "striking coincidence" of a Grand Canyon landslide-dam and paleolake triggered by the Meteor Crater Impact 56,000 years ago WASHINGTON and HOUSTON, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new paper in ...
In 1954, Ann Hodges, was struck by a meteorite while taking a nap in her Alabama home. Overnight, Hodges became a celebrity ...
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