Meteor Crater

Titir at Meteor Crater — Enticing sign, Meteor Crater,Arizona Visiting the Meteor Crater in Arizona was part of our Road trip through the states of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. The first leg of our journey started from San Francisco and ended at Las Vegas, via Yosemite National Park and Anaheim, Los Angeles . The second leg started […]

A Short Detour to Meteor Crater, Arizona, USA

11 Dec, 2015 in Blog tagged Apollo boilerplate / Arizona / Arizona desert / Astronaut Wall of Fame / Meteor Crater / Visitor Centre by Anita Bhattacharya

the window meteor crater arizona — THE ROCKS THAT MADE THE DAY: Our guide then went on explaining the types of rock formations found in the crater. On the outer rim one could find Coconino Sandstone (sandstone formed 265 million years ago); Toroweap Formation (limestone formed 255 million years ago); Kaibab Formation (dolomite formed 250 million […]

Meteor Crater, Arizona – 8

30 Nov, 2015 in Travelogue / Uncategorized tagged Arizona / crater / desert / Kaibab Formation / Meteor Crater / Moenkopi Formation / Road trip in US / Toroweap Formation / Travelogue / USA by Anita Bhattacharya

Titir at Meteor Crater — THE HUMAN SIDE OF THE STORY : A Family Road Trip This time our guide turned out to be better than the previous person. The guide Samit had gone with was a grumpy, unapproachable sort but the second guide was a tall, reedy fellow with a pleasant twang and had […]

Meteor Crater, Arizona – 7

26 Nov, 2015 in Blog / Uncategorized tagged Arizona / Barringer / Barringer's hypothesis / Canyon Diablo / crater / desert / Eugene Merle Shoemaker / Meteor Crater / Road trip in US / Travelogue / USA by Anita Bhattacharya

at the brink Meteor Crater,Arizona — ENLIGHTENING MYSELF about the Meteor Crater: A family Road trip. Since the guided tour was still going on I thought I would enlighten myself a little more by reading the plaques. They had quite a lot of interesting tidbits related to the crater which helped in quality time -pass. During […]

ENLIGHTENING MYSELF : Meteor Crater, Arizona – 6

23 Nov, 2015 in Uncategorized tagged Arizona / crater / desert / Meteor Crater / Road trip in US / Travelogue / USA by Anita Bhattacharya

telescopes at the crater Arizona — THE FIRST LOOK: There was an exit on the left which lead to the deck and to the three viewing posts on the rim of Meteor Crater, Arizona . One was a little up to the north and the one a little below was shaded so I went to the middle one […]

Meteor Crater, Arizona – 5

15 Nov, 2015 in Uncategorized tagged Arizona / crater / desert / Meteor Crater / Road trip in US / Travelogue / USA / viewpoints by Anita Bhattacharya

the observation deck, Meteor Crater — THE CRATER’S RISE TO STARDOM: Many factors have contributed to the popularity of the meteor crater in Arizona. Unlike the Vredefort which looks more like a valley, it is easily visible in one glance; unlike Chesapeake it is not submerged in water and thus beyond reach ; and unlike the […]

Meteor Crater, Arizona – 4

11 Nov, 2015 in Uncategorized tagged Arizona / Colorado Plateau / crater / desert / Meteor Crater / Road trip in US / Travelogue / USA by Anita Bhattacharya