The Bosumtwi impact crater in Ghana is different, however. It is well preserved (not deeply eroded or buried under sediments) ...

Two of Arizona's most famous landmarks may be linked by cosmic violence: the asteroid that gouged out Meteor Crater may have ...

New research links the impact at Meteor Crater to a Grand Canyon landslide that may have created an ancient lake 56,000 years ...

The collision of a meteorite in what is now Arizona left an indelible mark: Meteor Crater. At nearly the same time, a massive landslide blocked the Colorado River, creating a temporary lake in ...

Learn more about the Meteor Crater near the Grand Canyon and how it may have created a paleolake thousands of years ago.

"The team put together these arguments without claiming we have final proof; there are other possibilities, such as a random ...

The study dives into questions surrounding how and when driftwood in Stanton’s Cave in the Grand Canyon got there ...

When high-velocity asteroids land on Earth, they can form a meteor impact crater. Such collisions have occurred throughout ...

Geology is full of detective stories about Earth’s history, and a new paper in Geology by University of New Mexico ...

The crater alone draws in tens of thousands of visitors every year. Vice President of Operations at Meteor Crater Enterprises, Andrew Tyler, said it’s an honor to work at such an amazing landmark.

The "striking coincidence" of a Grand Canyon landslide-dam and paleolake triggered by the Meteor Crater Impact 56,000 years ago WASHINGTON and HOUSTON, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new paper in ...

Geologists studying driftwood and lake sediments found in Stanton's Cave — in Marble Canyon, which lies in the eastern part of the Grand Canyon — revealed a possible connection between the area and ...