Barringer Meteor Crater - Barringer Meteor Crater

Japanese: バリンジャー隕石孔 - バリンジャーいんせきこう
Barringer Meteor Crater - Barringer Meteor Crater
Also known as the Arizona Meteor Crater. A meteorite crater in the desert near Winslow, Arizona, USA. Its existence has been known for a long time, but it was named after DM Barringer, who proposed the meteorite origin theory. The hole is 1.2 km in diameter and 180 m deep. Thousands of meteorite fragments, totaling about 10 tons, have been found in the surrounding area.
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Japanese:
アリゾナ隕石孔とも。米国,アリゾナ州ウィンズロー近くの砂漠中にある隕石孔。存在は古くから知られていたが,D.M.バリンジャーが隕石成因説を提唱したことからこの名がある。穴の直径1.2km,深さ180m。周辺部から合計約10tにのぼる数千の隕鉄片が発見されている。
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