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The Perseid meteor shower peaks soon. Here's when and where to watch in Arizona
The 2024 Perseid meteor shower is active from about July 17 to Sept. 1, peaking between Aug. 11 and Aug. 13. “What might be 50-70 meteors an hour at a dark site on the morning of August 13th ...
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Could a meteorite hit you? How often they fall to Earth, according to experts
Meteor Crater in Arizona is considered the best-preserved meteorite impact site, made by an approximately 150-foot-wide meteorite about 50,000 years ago. Could a person be hit by a meteorite?
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Meteor Crater Natural Landmark
Meteor Crater was created more than 50,000 years ago by a massive meteor strike near Winslow, Arizona. Visitors can ... east of downtown Flagstaff. The site is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during ...
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Climate Corner: The meteor we can see coming
Some 50,000 years ago, a meteor struck near what is now Flagstaff, Arizona, leaving a 560-foot-deep crater. More recently, an ...
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Look to the stars! Geminid meteor shower visible in Arizona this weekend
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It’s beginning to look a lot like the Geminid meteor shower is coming ... built a radar in eastern Arizona that monitors objects in space, specifically in the earth ...