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We decided to drive east of Flagstaff on the I-40 for about 35 miles and found the exit sign for the meteor crater.
More information and history of the meteor crater: Meteor Crater
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Off in the distance was a raised hill in the horizon and it looked like what could be the meteor crater. It was hard to tell at this point. As we got closer, we saw that it was the site of the crater.
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The entry fee as of July 2008 was $15.00 per adult and it allowed us to see the crater and visit the crater museum and gift shop.
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We read that 50,000 years ago, a meteor that was only 45.7 meters or 150 feet in size formed this crater in Arizona that is 1.6 km or 1 mile across.
While looking at the crater, it did not feel like we were even on this planet, but instead, on a distant lunar landscape.
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Along the crater rim, we found walking paths, so we were able to look down into the crater. It was not allowed to enter the crater itself, though.
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The landscape around the crater was unbelievably vast, flat and uninhabited. This is how it could have looked tens of thousands of years ago as the meteor hit the area.
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