Research Grand Canyon landslide-dam and paleolake triggered by the Meteor Crater impact at 56 ka by a team from the ...

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

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 ...

A new study suggests ancient wood floated into a cave far above the Colorado River when a meteorite-induced earthquake ...

Cutting‑edge dating reveals driftwood high in Grand Canyon caves 55,250 years ago when a meteor’s shock wave blocked and ...

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

Impact craters are formed when an object from space such as a meteoroid, asteroid or comet strikes Earth at a very high ...

The world's oldest meteor impact crater is not a crater at all, say scientists of a new study suggesting natural forces put the giant indent into Earth's surface. But the jury is still out.

Meteor Crater is one of the best-preserved craters on Earth, due in part to the dry climate where it is located. This high desert receives very little annual precipitation even at over 5,000 feet ...

The meteor exploded before it ever hit the ground, blowing out windows in the city of Chelyabinsk, but not leaving a crater.

The Meteor Crater (Barringer crater) in Arizona is o ne of the most impressive and easily accessible. The Charlevoix impact structure in Quebec. The Rochechouart impact structure in France.