Eugene Merle Shoemaker
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Eugene Merle Shoemaker was an American geologist. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was tele
Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker, 1994
Eugene Shoemaker wearing a Bell Rocket Belt while training astronauts.
Pingualuit aerial 2007
Meteor Crater
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Meteor Crater, or Barringer Crater, is an impact crater about 37 mi east of Flagstaff and 18 mi west of Winslow in the desert of northern Arizona, United States. The site had several earlier names, an
Meteor Crater
The Holsinger fragment, at roughly 2.6 ft (0.8 m) across, is the largest discovered piece of the meteorite that created Meteor Crater, and it is exhibited in the crater visitor center.
Looking into the crater from the north rim: The rust-colored area on the far (south) rim is where the last drilling for the meteorite occurred, in 1929. This is where Daniel M. Barringer believed the bulk of the meteorite was buried. Rock around the south rim is visibly uplifted.
Fragment of the Canyon Diablo meteorite