[chimera]

Both very beautiful examples of an amazing natural phenomenon. Have you ever descended into the Meteor Crater (AZ)? You have to make special arrangements to do it but it's worth the trouble (and physical effort). They used to train Apollo astronauts at the bottom and there was (maybe still there?) a cutout model of an Apollo astronaut in EVA suit. It is utterly quiet, almost unreally so.

Is Pingualuit the former Chubb Crater? An early childhood memory is reading about it in the Childhood Britannica. The caption said the crater was full of water. Naturally, as a kid, I though that meant the meteor itself was filled with water, that just stayed in the crater when it hit. IIRC it is very deep, and that gives it the amazing blue color.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I visited meteor crater, but got no further than the museum and viewing terrace. I like that it’s still privately owned. I didn’t see the astronaut, but did see the wreckage of the plane that crashed there as well as the remains of Beringer’s “iron mine” derrick.

[ArrogantBustard]

Is Pingualuit the former Chubb Crater?

Yes ... it's very deep, on the order of 1400 ft, though not all of that is filled with water.

Never been in Barringer Crater. Seems like a great, and unique hike.

[crusty old prospector]

This one is even bigger.