Visiting the Second Largest Meteor Crater in the Country - The Odessa Meteor Crater

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The Odessa Meteor Crater gets its name as it is located right outside of Odessa, Texas. It is one of a number of craters in the area that were created due to impacts with a number of meteorites around 63,000 years ago.
According to the National Park Service, the Odessa Meteor Crater is one of only two known meteor sites in the country, and the second largest impact crater in the United States. The crater was first discovered in 1892, and was determined to be an impact crater in the 1920s.
Originally the crater was about 100 feet deep, but over the millennia the crater has slowly filled in, and now is only nine to fourteen feet deep.
In this video we visit the Odessa Meteor Crater (and make a stop at Odessa's Stonehenge), walk down into the crater, and explore it's history.
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@gonativeoverland165 Месяц назад

Native Texan here. It's a difficult task to make anything in Odessa sound amazing. Good job!

@steveludwig4200 Месяц назад

I would call oil and gas wells pretty amazing. Actually there are VERY few really amazing things in Texas considering the size of the state.

@SigmaSheepdog Месяц назад

LMFAO!! 😂

@cdd4248 Месяц назад

Hahahaha...you got that right!

@joehargis7984 Месяц назад

Thanks! It’s been over 40 years since I’ve been out there. I think that there are more than two impact features in the USA. Sierra Madre, south of Fort Stockton is one. Keep an open mind and get out there as much as you can! The visitors center is nice.

@R32R38 Месяц назад

I'd say Odessa's terrific economy with high-paying jobs galore is about as impressive as you can get!

@sheikhboyardee556 Месяц назад

I was there years ago & there was no buildings, no museum or even signs. You just parked & walked into the crater. Nice thing to visit.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Wow, at least they've upgraded it somewhat over the years.

@williampage622 Месяц назад

Were no buildings

@darrylmcginty1296 23 дня назад

I used to hunt rabbits all out there as a kid in the late 70’s and early 80’s. All that was there was a sign that said Odessa meteor crater.

@stevecraigsnightowlracing3083 Месяц назад

Native Odessan here. Thanks for shining light on our dusty corner of Texas.

@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Месяц назад

Hello, it's a fun place. My brother drove me there on a Honda Goldwing. The outing was double the fun.

@chriswampler1 Месяц назад

Same. Born there many moons ago. Moved to Houston in the 70s.

@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Месяц назад

@@chriswampler1 Hah, my brother, born in Houston. Lived the last half of life in Odessa. I loved being there during Tumbleweed Season. It was terrific!

@remaguire Месяц назад

Just got back to home in Nevada from Menard. Visited a friend who has a ranch there. Enjoyed it immensely. The folks there are SO friendly.

@billwilson-es5yn Месяц назад

There are two small meteor craters in East Texas somewhere near Henderson. Those were used by the Caddo for tribal mettings since an orator at the bottom can be heard by everyone sitting along the sides. In NW Indiana there are the remains of the Kentland Crater. In 1880 two farmers found solid rock one foot below the top soil. They opened up a rock quarry to find layers of different rock standing straight up. In 1971 geologists declared it was the rebound dome inside an ancient meteor crater that has disappeared due to erosion and glaciers. They said the dome lost 900 feet in height for the same reasons. The diameter of the dome is 3 miles wide so the crater was huge.

@tedc7714 Месяц назад

Texas has gas, oil, money , and plenty of hot air.

@remaguire Месяц назад

"Those were used by the Caddo for tribal mettings since an orator at the bottom can be heard by everyone sitting along the sides." Now THAT is very, VERY cool!

@RetroRobbin59 Месяц назад

Man it’s desolate out there. Thanks again for taking us along Steve.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Everything is so flat and oil wells everywhere!

@rkgsd Месяц назад

Plenty of land to develop and bring civilization to over the next 500 years lol.

@idontknow2293 Месяц назад

I don't usually say I'm from Texas but you're right. The whole state of Texas is desolate.

@EricT3769 Месяц назад

I don’t know. I like the several places I’ve been to in Texas. I like the people, and I think having that much open space is awesome.

@conniewojahn6445 Месяц назад

@@EricT3769 The critters that live there probably think the open space is the most awesome -est on the whole planet.

@thesarge4457 Месяц назад

I gotta say the museum looks a lot better than the crater, maybe that's why it's free. THE SARGE

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Yeah, you can't charge for this crater.

@user-io9ie5cs8j Месяц назад

@@SidetrackAdventures They should not charge 30 bucks for the AZ one. What's wrong with politicians and parks these days? Never mind. Answered it myself. But-- I'm in NEOK and I will come see the Odessa crater because of your video

@richardharmon647 Месяц назад

@@user-io9ie5cs8jThe reason that there's a charge for the barringer crater in Arizona is because it's privately owned. It's not owned by the government.

@remaguire Месяц назад

@@user-io9ie5cs8j The AZ crater is a private enterprise IIRC though I do agree with you. The prices to get into national parks are pretty hefty.

@jlangevin65 Месяц назад

@@user-io9ie5cs8j That's on private land but sure, go ahead and blame the government for all your problems like capitalism has taught you.

@johnnyfreedom3437 Месяц назад

Another great vacation, thanks for taking me along! The best thing our parents ever gave us kids was the love of travel! Tell your son he may not realize how lucky he has been until he's older!

@josephstanick8395 Месяц назад

Very interesting. First time I heard of the Odessa Meteor Crater.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Someone I spoke to in Odessa hadn't even heard of it!

@josephstanick8395 Месяц назад

Wow! That kind of explains the empty parking lot.

@EricT3769 Месяц назад

I’ve never heard of it, but I’d visit it…mostly to see the meteor fragments, but it would feel weird having the whole place to myself. Weird, but nice.

@edwinlipton Месяц назад

Well in 1987, I don't "think" it had been incorp'ed into Odessa. I could be wrong,, but back then,, if you werent aware of a crater in that expanse between Odessa & Monahans, you'd pass by it unaware short of a pull off on the hwy, a,55gal trash drum and a leaning T-post with a weather beatin sign 10'×5" describing a crater you couldn't define from the rest of the rattle snake dens and calechi pits.

@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Месяц назад

@@EricT3769 Fragments are available.

@user-qf1it8jc9y Месяц назад

Once again Steve, you bring entertaining history mixed in with your unique humor to educate us on another out of the way place. Always look forward to what you might have next. Thank you!

@clairpahlavi Месяц назад

He had a drone. And a camera. 1:20 is a beautiful BENCHMARK, for surveying and elevations. USGeologicalSurvey has placed all kinds coast to coast. This might be nickle. Most are brass. Could be an iron alloy.

@semiproactive9625 Месяц назад

Your drone shot really shows the vast open space of the area. Thanks Steve. Go Giants.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Yeah, the land is flat as far as the eyes can see.

@rkgsd Месяц назад

Your childhood story about digging a crater reminds me of my short-lived mission to dig a long trench for a fallout shelter at the age of 10.

@angelmist4253 Месяц назад

That was good planning ahead.

@davidtaylor6895 Месяц назад

Thanks for your video. In 1970 on a vacation trip to Disney land from South Georgia I intentionally planned trip to stop at Odessa to see this crater. Upon arrival we found the site was closed and fenced off. No explanation given. I have always wondered what that crater looked like. Now after all these years I finally know. Truly surprising how shallow it is and unimpressive.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

From what I understand back then there wasn't even a museum, so I wonder who opened and closed it.

@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Месяц назад

Hi, I don't know when it occurred but a college made a search for the meteorite at some time. Drilled a shaft nearly 200 feet if I recall. Didn't find anything if I recall.

@chriswampler1 Месяц назад

From the stories I remember people used to dump trash out there. Probably why they fenced it off.

@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 Месяц назад

@@chriswampler1 Idiots!

@michaelsimonds2632 Месяц назад

Thank you again, Mr. Adventures! One thing I noticed in this video is the increasing sophistication of the dialog. As always your information is interesting; in this edition, though, the humor is outstanding! I can picture four boys with shovels . . . Put some of them to work reopening that shaft.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

There is probably still a depression in that backyard from our hole.

@peterhodgkins6985 Месяц назад

I used to travel to Odessa on business years ago ... I never knew this existed! :( Thanks for taking us along!

@artbyty Месяц назад

Love these roadside novelties.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Me too.

@garlicgalore Месяц назад

I enjoy your videos of places off the beaten path, and especially how you linger over a shot so we can get a good look at things. Your pacing is refreshing!

@michaelsmodelrailroading7665 Месяц назад

I had to smile at your little story about the hole you and your buddies (brothers? cousins?) dug at your grandfather's place. It brought to mind childhood adventures on my own grandfather's farm with my brother and my cousin. Unsupervised boys can get into no end of mischief, even on the barren plains around Odessa. But my grandfather was mostly bemused by our shenanigans. Fortunately, we never set the barn on fire.

@bruce2keys270 Месяц назад

Interesting west Texas history ! That town had a nick name " Slowdeatha" ! Great video. Thanks !

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

That's not a nickname you want your town to have!

@barbaramai7610 Месяц назад

I love your videos, Steve! It is interesting to me that you provide so much information on a place or something that, initially, seems so nondescript. Your endeavors help to make them more important to the makeup of our great country. Thank you!

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Thank you, I appreciate that.

@sunandsage Месяц назад

Everything's big in Texas except the landforms. Very interesting video. Until today I had never heard of this place.

@rickbarrett Месяц назад

Always good stuff. Great channel..

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Thank you.

@johnnyfreedom3437 Месяц назад

Another great vacation spot, thanks for taking me along! Whenever I need 10 minutes of peace, I just turn on one of your videos! Looking forward to the next one Steve! The best thing my parents ever handed down to us kids was the love of travel!

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Thank you.

@alexanderstrauch5531 Месяц назад

I've driven past that Crater on my way to Big Bend National Park, I've always wanted to check it

@remaguire Месяц назад

Big Bend is an awesome park. Texas BIG!

@roberthevern6169 Месяц назад

Great post, Steve! Underwhelmed by the crater!

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.

@AbnEngrDan Месяц назад

Texan here. Steve, I'm telling ya - you have to visit and do a segment on Adobe Walls in North Texas.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

I really want to visit there. Hopefully I can get back that way soon.

@SpanishEclectic Месяц назад

You are correct that at Stonehenge in England, you can't just walk around the stones. I was there many years ago, and that made it a bit disappointing. We also saw The Kings Men stone circle near Oxford, and that was fun. It was in a small field attached to a farm, and circled by a stone fence and larch trees. (Any Monty Python fans out there?) In Texas, that's a good use of leavings from an old stone quarry, and fun to check out the alignment of the sun throughout the year. You definitely beat the rush there at the Odessa crater museum. Your humor and story-telling just get better and better. LOL, the things kids think are a good idea.

@robertspence831 Месяц назад

The Larch!

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

A second person did show while we were walking around, but they kind of just looked at it for a minute and left.

@1984xlx Месяц назад

Thanks again, Steve. I've been through Odessa a few times, never knew about this.

@rockinrobinguitarsmusic5285 Месяц назад

Enjoyed this , including the Stonehenge replica, Thanks!

@ScottDLR Месяц назад

Thanks for another great vid, Steve. There's another Stone Henge monument near Maryhill State park/campground in Washington state. Once while we were camped there, my wife got up early to ride her bike up to the monument - I elected to sleep in.. When she got up there, she found a photographer and his nude model taking pictures. They all exchanged pleasantries and my wife returned to tell me her tale. I really need to ride my bike more.

@SpanishEclectic Месяц назад

Okay, that's hilarious! Thanks for the smile. :)

@ROGER2095 Месяц назад

I was hiking in Red Rock Canyon near Las Vegas and I came upon a professional photographer, his assistant, lots of photo gear, and a couple of pretty bikini models. I took some pictures of them taking pictures and they were nice about it. The funny thing is, the models were wearing high heels - Just what all rock-climbers should wear!

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

I plan on visiting the one in Washington next time I'm up there.

@ScottDLR Месяц назад

@@SidetrackAdventures Cool! We'll try to arrange something special for you. 🤗

@heyoldman2003 Месяц назад

another great adventure Steve 👍🏼 thank you enjoy that sunshine kid 👦🏻

@rkmatt8761 Месяц назад

I don’t live to far from Odessa Me and my sister had visited the crater. It looks more like a sand pit than a meteor crater. When we was driving to the location I was expecting something like in Arizona! Great videos.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Thank you.

@gregmgm06 Месяц назад

I love the places and things you find, and the stories you share. Looking forward to more!

@michaelmartin2832 Месяц назад

Not only is the dialog excellent, the video quality seems to be much better. New camera, Steve?

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Nope, maybe it was just the lighting.

@spaceranger3728 Месяц назад

Love road tripping out in West Texas. I had a friend at work from Odessa and I learned early on to never ask him anything unless I was sitting down. He talked so slow my legs couldn't stand long enough to hear the answer.

@sloughagusmezera2053 Месяц назад

That’s the best entertainment I’ve had all day good job keep it going

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Thanks!

@xtremefrancis Месяц назад

Thanks Steve for this awesome video on my birthday, you're an inspiration and I love your content! Keep doing what you're doing!

@gus473 Месяц назад

Glad for your excellent drone work, Steve! Sure made it easier to pick out the crater from that landscape! 😎✌️

@el-blake-o4766 Месяц назад

Nice! Love your channel..and once again, the meteorite just missed the visitor center…

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Yeah, they got extremely lucky again.

@kenbearsley8322 Месяц назад

Loved ya comment about what kids do when unsupervised. I bet your grandfather was not happy. Thank you for the tour of a crater. The fossilized tooth found was possibly the only thing left after the meteors hit.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

He definitely wasn't happy. The last time I was in that backyard, about 7 or 8 years ago you could still tell where we had dug, so we had done some damage.

@kenbearsley8322 Месяц назад

@@SidetrackAdventures hahaha. Ah, the things we did as children. Thank you Steve for sharing that with us, your followers. Most of us know's where you're coming from with that. IF ever my wife and i won a heap of money and went to America for a holiday, you and your wife would be great to meet.

@bradwartman3647 Месяц назад

I once visited the Odessa craters as part of a geologic field trip. One big question at the time was why the craters were so shallow. The best theory I heard at teh time was that these meteorites impacted on what was at the time a muddy plain, impacting at a relatively shallow angle, minimizing the force of the impact. I haven't read any research on the subject since, what did they have to say about the origin at the visitor center?

@margarethandy6369 26 дней назад

There is a small crater in Kimble County where Hwy 377 cuts through the middle. The biology class in Junction took field trips to see it and hunt for meteorites. (Student from the class of 1960)

@Lucedelsole269 Месяц назад

Hi, Steve! You always manage to present awesome videos of unique places. It's enjoyable!

@davidabbott7270 Месяц назад

Thanks for visiting the Odessa meteorite impacts site Steve. Going to have to check this out it's always fun to learn about new things and the state that you're living in.

@tristanflores1069 Месяц назад

Thank you Steve and family, very interesting features, love your background music. I always look forward to tuning in each week, I can forget about the busy world and enjoy your calm and relaxed pace adventures. Thank you

@nky13 Месяц назад

Really enjoyed your video, Steve. I wasn't going to watch this one, but your narration and video made it interesting all the way through. And your story about you four kids digging a hole made me laugh out loud. 😄 Love your channel!

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Thanks!

@t.j.payeur5331 Месяц назад

Thanks, buddy. Keep up the good work. It's appreciated.

@angelmist4253 Месяц назад

Another cool video. Thanks Steve.

@darrelllang4076 Месяц назад

Thanks for all the information and travels that you do

@frankmarullo228 Месяц назад

Good video steve. I sure want to go to the south west part of our country before i go. THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA.....

@user-sy3ti6nt2e Месяц назад

I love the tour that you gave us. I felt like I was right along there with you seeing and learning about the site.❤

@ROE1300 Месяц назад

👍 I live in Texas and was hopeful for a nice road trip. However, after paying my $30 to visit the extremely impressive crater in AZ I will not be traveling to Odessa to see this dip in the landscape. Pity I am 63,000 years too late. Thank you for saving me gas money and time. Just FYI, there was once a very impressive oil museum between Midland and Odessa. If still there it would be worth you visiting.

@edwinlipton Месяц назад

Took friends there myself, and too the crater and too Monahans too the sand dunes,,, in around 1987. We had a better time the next morning getting over the drunk we pulled off in Big Spring the nite before. Population of Midland at that time said; last person too leave,,, turn out the lights.

@redwatch1100 Месяц назад

I didn't even know that. I used to go to Odessa quite a bit when I lived in Hobbs.

@mssixty3426 Месяц назад

I've driven past there countless times, never even knew about the crater! Thanks for the drone view, that was the most impressive part! Besides the knowledge you share.

@ontimethatsme Месяц назад

Thank you, Steve!

@salvadorsepulveda6415 Месяц назад

Great to see you bring attention to these wonders.🎉

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

I always like to visit the more off the beaten path places.

@jokerquinn104 Месяц назад

THANK YOU...VERY MUCH...CANT TRAVEL... SO I ENJOY ALL YOUR TRAVELS....& NO DIRTY TALK...CLEAN....LOYEL VIEWER....

@stevenkaskus6173 Месяц назад

Don't know Why some say this is the second of only two known meteor Crater after all you just said this site has two. Too bad this one is about all filled in, the recreation of the Stonehenge feature is actually pretty cool, if My Mom were still alive I definitely think she'd be wanting me to drive her there just to see that. Thanks for your interesting tour once again. Looking forward to more.

@joefin5900 Месяц назад

The plaque is a "compass rose".

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Thanks. I somehow think the real Stonehenge doesn't have one in the center.

@drogers5511 Месяц назад

I was there last year. It looks like an excavation site. I was glad they had the visitor center. That made it more worthwhile.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Yeah, I agree. That's what made me think about digging up my grandparent's backyard.

@dmiller3022 Месяц назад

I always fall asleep to your videos. Never stop uploading you’re awesome!

@jagz926 Месяц назад

Always enjoy your videos Steve

@Daniel-fd3wp Месяц назад

Steve you’re doing s long road-trip from San Diego what a nice journey you are a great narrator. Well Spoken. 👍

@ChrisMartinez-jm8kj 26 дней назад

As a native of Odessa, when I first heard about the crater, I had to go see this and In my mind I was picturing a deep impact crater. When I got there, there were no buildings, no parking lot , no fences and I asked, where is it? and I was told, it's in front of you! I could have walked thru it and not even know it... Nice to know the facts now and it would be worth a second visit. Thanks Steve, Great job. Hope it was worth visiting us here in West Texas.

@Az_VanGo Месяц назад

Great video Steve❣️

@EricT3769 Месяц назад

Love these videos. Thanks.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

I'm glad you like them. Thank you, I truly appreciate it.

@sandyzalecki1145 Месяц назад

Very interesting video. I think there is another crater somewhere between Las Cruces and El Paso. There's a hike out to it, but I didn't do that when I lived in the area.

@davidtreichelpppj5304 Месяц назад

Another Nice Adventure.... I enjoyed your video ! Thanks

@godwinsonofwessex Месяц назад

hi steve...we have a lot more and older stone circles here in the u.k..its just that stonehenge is the biggest and in best condition..we have sea henge..off our beautiful norfolk coast with footsteps dating back 800,000 years when the north sea was land..and our east anglia coast was part of doggerland...which is the middle of the north sea now

@Philip-gn8wx 23 дня назад

The word "underwhelmed" seems to be the best description of the crater of Odessa Texas... However, the narrator is top grade.... Good job making the mundane interesting 🤔...

@charybdis8113 Месяц назад

Keep them Sunny videos coming. They are like medicines. Thanks.

@PacoOtis Месяц назад

Well done! Carry on!

@carljoseph9170 Месяц назад

Love watching from Toronto,

@danbgt Месяц назад

I was born and raised in the Texas Panhandle. After graduating college in 1972, I lived in Midland for about three years. That area is the most barren, scraggly place in have ever been. I was very glad to leave there and move to Houston!

@tristanflores1069 Месяц назад

Thank you Sidetrack Adventures

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

Thank you. I truly appreciate it.

@montylc2001 Месяц назад

Great little video, sir. I've been wanting to visit this for some years now, I live in the DFW area. This gives me more incentive to do so. Good job.

@mjproebstle Месяц назад

Great video! Seems very accessible and well done in terms of interpretation. Will def check it out if I’m ever near there. Cheers!

@dewalt10-2-4 Месяц назад

Thanks for the video, nice.

@stanleybridge Месяц назад

Thanks Steve!

@MikeC2K10 Месяц назад

Interesting video. I visited the crater many years ago, before they built a visitor center or trail. There are many larger impact craters than Barringer in the US. According to Wikipedia, 25 of them. One of them is Upheaval Dome in southern Utah. It's accessible by car and there is a small parking lot and facilities. I have not been but it's on my bucket list. Looks like a fun hike and some beautiful scenery with many impact structures visible in the rocks.

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

I'm not sure why some places list only a few and others list a lot. Maybe there's some sort of dispute or some aren't officially confirmed yet.

@MikeC2K10 Месяц назад

@@SidetrackAdventures Maybe the Barringers have planted a meme to boost visits to their crater. :)

@discostew115 Месяц назад

I love seeing yall here in Texas Steve! If you can head out to Terlingua and big bend, though you could spend weeks exploring all those towns Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, Marathon, etc.

@DM-lc2cf Месяц назад

I was at Stonehenge in the 1970's, at that time you could walk among the stones.

@Jezeppi1 Месяц назад

Cool Steve Thanks 😅😅😊

@IDNHANTU2day Месяц назад

You make it fun. Thanks you.

@kslinaz5668 Месяц назад

That was cool. Good show ❤🎉

@kplante7881 Месяц назад

Nice one. Thanks for sharing…!

@nancyd2240 Месяц назад

Good video, thank you.

@SB-qm5wg Месяц назад

I enjoyed that. TY

@scout06171 27 дней назад

I remember when I visited the Crater back in the 60’s. Just across the highway was a small amusement park called Western Town or Cowboy Town. I remember the amusement park being much more fun than just walking down into a crater. It actually looks as if nothing has changed there.

@davekreitzer4358 Месяц назад

There is one in Washington State , that's been there for years , didn't know about this one ! Wonder how many more are in the country 🤔

@garthbutton699 Месяц назад

Thanks for taking us along to the Odessa Meteor Crater,how far east are you going on this adventure?Enjoy watching your videos some of them have been places that my dad traveled to as he was big on the south west🤗😎🤗😎

@SidetrackAdventures Месяц назад

That was as far east as I went. Unfortunately I only had a few days and had to get back to California.

@brentnearhood8874 Месяц назад

Thanks! Steve🌎

@remaguire Месяц назад

Things may have changed since I was at the real Stonehenge, but our group walked all over the site, sat on the rocks, did anything we wanted. We got to it just after the visitor center closed and a security guard even met us at the site. It was worth it...and it was a guided tour. Just checked. The tour operator was Astral Tours. I did find a review from 2006 which describes how we experienced Stonehenge. Arriving at the end of the day and walking amongst the stones. Don't even know if Astral Tours still exists, but I did find other operators who offer the same "intimate" tour of the site still. The one I found is called Viator Tours.

@debrabennett3009 Месяц назад

Interesting. Never heard of this one. Thank you for taking us along

@alleniron3112 Месяц назад

Grew up there. 30 years ago, the Meteor Crater was maintained much better, but it looks better now than 10 years ago. Also, some of the larger meteorites found are on display at the Ector County Library.(At least before I left.) In West Odessa, you can only get about 3 or 4 shovels deep before you hit rock. Takes a backhoe to do anything out there.

@BennyM_ Месяц назад

Cool! Thanks.

@jlangevin65 Месяц назад

I've been there twice. It's not far from the interstate and it's well worth the minimal time and effort it takes to see it. They have a cool visitor's center with an interesting collection of meteorites, which alone would be worth stopping to see.

@johnlord8337 Месяц назад

This guy is a puppy compared to the Barringer Meteor Crater near Winslow, Arizona. Winslow crater was a 64 foot meteor leaving a 1 mile x 1 mile (square) impact site. With 3 types of meteors (iron, iron-stony, and stony) ... 1 cubic foot of iron = 491.5 pounds. This means that a 4 inch spherical iron cannon ball (or a shrapnel-shaped) meteor would be ~100 pounds. Even so, this meteor would be considered to be less than 100 pounds (biblical end times talent weighted hailstone and fire).