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Introduction
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The Navajo Meteor Impact
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The Navajo Impact is very old, and complex. This is one of the
few impacts that actually resembles an impact crater. This area is the
home of the Navajo Nation.
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The Navajo Impact is very old, and was hit many times after. The red
circles in the image above show many of these later hits. There are
many more, both larger and smaller than the circles shown.
The kmz file for these circles are HERE!
Depending on your browser, clicking on this file will either open
directly into Google Earth, or save the file to disk, where clicking on
the file will open it in Google Earth. If you do not have Google Earth, get it HERE!
The file will open in the left hand column. Expand the file by clicking
on the arrow to the left of the file, then click each placemark to take
you to that circle. This way, you can examine each impact in
detail, and perhaps find others of your own. |
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The center of impact and the 38 mile radius
seismic circle. The yellow markers show geographical features along this circle that
define the circle. There are numerous types of geographical features
that define the circles. The kmz file for this circle is HERE! The file will open in the left hand column ot Google Earth. Expand the file by clicking
on the arrow to the left of the file, then click each placemark to take
you to that feature. This way, you can examine each feature in
detail, and perhaps find others.
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The 142 mile radius seismic circle. The kmz file for this circle is HERE!
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The 431 mile radius seismic circle. The kmz file for this circle is HERE!
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The 1040 mile radius seismic circle. The kmz file for this circle is HERE!
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The 2369 mile radius seismic circle. The kmz file for this circle is HERE!
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There are many other seismic circles from this impact that are not shown. They circle the Earth.
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