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We took our two younger kids out to Arizona in late May of 2000. Meteor Crater was a favorite trip; our younger son was 9 at the time and really into meteorites, space, etc. Our kids were the only youngsters in the group, and the Guide was particularly nice to our son, letting him be his 'helper' for the tour. He even let our son answer a couple of the other folks' questions!

It truly is an impressive sight.

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Another extremely interesting feature your son might get into is called Upheaval Dome in Arches National Park, Utah. It is a large circular anomaly that for a century was thought to be the surface expression of a salt diapir (a large blob of salt that migrates upward due to bouyancy). A few years ago grad student reexamined it and determined it to be a meteor impact feature. It is easy to get to, and their is a nearby topographic high so you can get a good view of the thing.