Meteor Crater

I had an incredible opportunity to visit the Meteor Crater Center in Northern Arizona. The tour of the Visitor Center added an educational experience to my Grand Canyon trip. The Meteor Crater measures over 4,000 feet across and is 550 feet deep. The observation telescopes provide a close-up view of various points of interest within the crater. One of the highlights is a 1,406-pound meteorite fragment, the largest ever found in the area, which is on display for visitors to see and touch. The former Museum of Astro-Geology has been remodeled and now features exhibits on the ongoing process of impacts and collisions within our solar system. The Interactive Learning Center includes twenty-four engaging exhibits, making it the most comprehensive and informative museum of its kind on Earth. There are also two interactive computer displays that showcase high-tech graphics related to space, meteorites, asteroids, the solar system, and the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet that impacted Jupiter. Additionally, I had the chance to see fossils for the first time in my life.