This is Meteor Crater near the town of Meteor in Arizona USA and it is said to be the world's finest preserved meteor crater. It is over 1200 metres in diameter and 170 metres deep and is believed to be over 50,000 years old. It is a designated US Natural Landmark, it was used to train NASA astronauts prior to the moon landings and it is a major tourist attraction off the Interstate 40.
Craters like this can be found in many parts of the world. There are none currently in Dubai although it had a lucky escape yesterday and it is bracing itself for 20 May when the risk of a crater will once again be high.
In other unrelated news, the answer to yesterday's quiz was (c): Austen's parachute jump in Dubai was cancelled because he wasn't light enough, although if you answered (a), (b) or (d) you'd also be right. He hopes to have a second go on 20 May .
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