Meteor Crater, Arizona:

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From the north rim viewpoint, with an initial view to the west along the crater rim. Overturned strata of the upper Paleozoic section is visible, as the brown Moenkopi gets overturned and covered with underlying white Kaibab Limestone. This inversion of the strata is a key indicator of the impact origin of the crater. As you pan right you can see the San Francisco Peaks in the distance, then further right are the Hopi Buttes (a mid-Cenozoic volcanic center).

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C. H. Jones | CIRES | Dept. of Geological Sciences | Univ. of Colorado at Boulder

Last modified at November 11, 2010 8:33 AM