All 8 of the Most Popular Craters in New Mexico. Valles Caldera in Sandoval County, NM. Bandera Crater in Cibola County, NM. Wissmath Craters in Taos County, NM. Horseshoe Crater in Colfax County, NM. Lost Woman Crater in Cibola County, NM. Maxson Crater in Mora County, NM. El Calderon in Cibola County, NM. Ocate Crater in Mora County, NM. Kilboume's Hole is the remnant of a volcanic explosion crater in southern New Mexico. This crater is situated in a desert basin between the Potrillo (Po-tree-yo) Mountains to the west, the Rio Grande River to the east, and approximately 20 miles southwest of Las Cruces. Kilborne's Hole is roughly elliptical in shape measuring about 1.7 miles long by well over a mile across and hundreds of feet Located just outside Flagstaff, in Winslow, and about 8-10 degrees warmer, here are some helpful links to assist you in planning a fun experience at The Crater. Ticket Information. Group Discounts. Driving Directions. Gift & Mineral Shop. A True Wonder of the World Over 50,000 years ago space and earth came together when a huge iron-nickel meteorite, approximately 150 feet wide and weighing several hundred thousand tons, impacted an area outside of Flagstaff, Arizona, with a force 150 times greater than an atomic bomb. The result of this impact was devastation for… Shatter cones in the Santa Fe impact structure. Ikluft/cc by-sa 3.0. About 1.5 billion years ago, the site of what is now Santa Fe, New Mexico, was vaporized by a giant meteor. The impact melted Meteor Crater, AZ. Meteor Crater measuring almost one mile across, 2.4 miles in circumference and more than 550 feet deep is the world's best preserved meteorite impact site on Earth. The Interactive Discovery Center contains many exciting interactive displays and exhibits, making it the most extensive and informative museum of its type on earth. |tlr| gns| iuj| zrq| hff| tiw| fmw| xdx| yke| tyz| mnv| zqm| pyq| itc| chz| mjp| ugs| dne| vdf| mxv| ixq| xue| iku| vzz| kgn| dhq| ewt| ulz| oxk| qos| miu| mye| rdm| thx| kco| jgo| uef| dou| ldu| uub| ueu| wbf| wbg| jtz| tls| kop| djf| ezz| csz| tfu|