File:Meteor Crater - Arizona.jpg

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DescriptionMeteor Crater - Arizona.jpg	English: This image has a resolution of 2 meters per pixel, and illumination is from the right. Layers of exposed limestone and sandstone are visible just beneath the crater rim, as are large stone blocks excavated by the impact.
Date	13 August 2009
Source	NASA Earth Observatory
Author	National Map Seamless Server

Instrument: Aircraft Sensors - Camera.


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