Meteor Crater
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| Location | 35 degrees 3' N., 111 degrees 2' W |
| Diameter | 4,100 feet (1.2 km) |
| Depth | 570 feet (173 m) |
| Shape | Roughly circular bowl |
|
Rim height above surrounding plain |
120-200 ft (36-61m) |
| Volume | 82,000,000 cubic
yards (62,700,000 cubic meters) |
| Rocks displaced by impact |
300-400 million tons (272-363 million metric tons) |
| Elevation | Highest point on rim 5,723 feet (1,744 m) above sea level |
| Composition of Canyon Diablo meteorites | Iron 92%, Nickel 7.1%, Cobalt .50%, Gallium 80 ppm,* Germanium 320ppm, Iridium 2ppm, Platinum 8ppm. |
*ppm is the abbreviation for PARTS PER MILLION