Earth  Planets and Moons  ID: 3334

Zoom to the Meteor Crater, Arizona

Visualizations by Cindy Starr Released on February 7, 2006
The Earth and Mars are two planets which evolved very differently. By studying locations on Earth whose environment might be similar with that of Mars, scientists are able to theorize about 'the red planet' as well. Meteor Crater is one such study site in the Colorado Plateau, 73 km east of Flagstaff, Arizona. This terrestrial impact crater, 1.2 km in diameter and 185 m deep, is clearly visible in satellite imagery.
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This animation starts with a global view of the earth and zooms down to the Meteor Crater in Arizona.
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This image shows the Meteor Crater impact site as seen from space.

Visualization Credits

Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Visualizer
Eric Sokolowsky (GST): Animator
James Garvin (NASA/HQ): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:
Terra/MODIS
2004
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Keywords:
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Land Surface >> Topography >> Landforms
NASA Science >> Earth
NASA Science >> Planets and Moons

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0