Canyon Diablo meteorite fragment found in Coconino County, Arizona, USA, near Winslow on Route 66. It is classified as a coarse iron octahedrite (1AB), a type of meteorite that originates from the core of protoplanets that were created and destroyed in the early history of the solar system. This sample is from the Canyon Diablo meteorite that impacted Barringer Crater (Meteor Crater), Arizona, USA, around 50, 000 years ago. The resulting crater measures over 165 metres deep, with a diameter of over 1.6 kilometres. Its total weight was more than 27 tonnes and it was found in 1891. Apollo astronauts trained at the 'Meteor Crater' for their mission to the Moon.ins |