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The Sky at Night
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S24E09: Meteor Crater

The Sky at Night · 1980
Aired 04 Sep 1980 at 9:00pm (UTC)
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Synopsis

In Northern Arizona there is a vast hole in the desert, almost a mile across and 600 feet deep, known as Meteor Crater. It was blasted out in prehistoric times by a huge iron meteorite, and is the most perfectly preserved impact area known on Earth. Patrick Moore visits Meteor Crater, and goes down into what has been described as the oldest of all natural museums.

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