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30/11/1929 Crater scientist dies

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Video IP1 11 the Barringer crater

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[4k] Drone Tour of Meteor Crater (Arizona, USA) - The Best Preserved Meteorite Crater on Earth

American mining engineer and geologist Daniel Barringer proved that a huge crater in Arizona is a result of a meteorite impact. In Barringer’s times, all craters were considered a result of volcanism. Barringer, however, found no signs of volcanic activity but a great amount of meteoritic material.