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The Odessa Meteor Crater and Museum
3100 Meteor Crater Rd.
Odessa, Texas 79764
(432) 381-0946
Open :
The museum hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m. Self-guided tours of the crater are available everyday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Directions :
Just west of Odessa off I-20, exit 108, follow signs to crater site.
Introduction
The crater formed when a shower of nickel-iron meteorites collided with the earth and is the second largest in the nation, approximately 550 feet in diameter and was originally 100 feet deep. It now appears as a shallow, nearly circular depression surrounded by a low, rock-buttressed rim. The site was not identified as a meteor crater until the 1920s. An adjacent museum and visitors center, opened in 2002, has exhibits on material from outer space, historical videos and related items of interest.
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