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Moto Z
Brand
Moto
Manufacturer
Motorola Mobility
First released
September 2016 (2016-09)
Type
Smartphone
Form factor
Slate
Dimensions
153.5 mm (6.04 in) H
75.3 mm (2.96 in) W
5.19 mm (0.204 in) D
Weight
136 g (4.8 oz)
Operating system
Original: Android 6.0.1 "Marshmallow"
Current: Android 7.1.1 "Nougat"
System on chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
CPU
Quad-core ARM 64-bit 2.2 GHz
GPU
Adreno 530
Memory
4 GB LPDDR4 RAM
Storage
32 GB or 64 GB
Removable storage
microSD up to 2 TB
Battery
2600 mAh Li-ion
Data inputs
List[show]
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
fingerprint sensor
Magnetometer
Hall effect
Display
5.5 in (140 mm) AMOLED
2560 × 1440 pixels (16:9 aspect ratio) (535 ppi)
2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Rear camera
13 MP with laser-assisted autofocus, dual-LED flash, ƒ/1.8 aperture, optical image stabilization, BSI
1080p 60 fps, and 4K 30 fps video recording[1]
Front camera
5 MP, ƒ/2.2 aperture, flash
Connectivity
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Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi hotspot
DLNA
GPS/GLONASS
NFC
Bluetooth
USB-C
Moto Mods connector
Website
Official website
Moto Z is an Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility. Unveiled on June 9, 2016, as its flagship model for the year, the Moto Z is distinguished by the "Moto Mods" ecosystem which allows case accessories to be magnetically attached to the device to provide additional functionality. The Moto Z was later joined by the more rugged Moto Z Force, and the midrange Moto Z Play, all three devices being compatible with the modular system.
In the United States, Moto Z is carrier-exclusive to Verizon Wireless under the name Moto Z Droid Edition, as part of the Droid line of smartphones that are exclusively manufactured[2] by Motorola.[3] It was released direct-to-consumer as an unlocked device in September 2016.[4]
Contents
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1 Specifications
2 Accessories
3 Reception
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Specifications[edit]
The Moto Z's chassis utilizes a metal frame and body; with no accessories installed, the device is only 5.2 mm thick.[5][6] The rear of the Moto Z contains pogo pin connectors used to communicate with "MotoMod" accessories designed for the device.[5][6] The Moto Z includes a 5.5-inch 1440p display, a quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 system-on-chip, and 4 GiB of RAM. The Moto Z includes either 32 or 64 GiB of internal storage, expandable via MicroSDXC card, a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera,[1] a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, and a fingerprint scanner. The Moto Z utilizes a USB Type-C connector, and does not include a 3.5 mm headphone jack; headphones must be used with a USB port adapter or over Bluetooth.[5]
There is also a rugged variant known as the Moto Z Force which includes a larger 3500 mAh battery, 21-megapixel camera, and the company's "shatter-resistant" display, which consists of polycarbonate layers accompanied by an interior frame to provide reinforcement as opposed to glass. Due to this construction, it is also slightly thicker than the base model.[6][7] The Force model is exclusive to Verizon Wireless.[5]
A third version, Moto Z Play, was unveiled at IFA Berlin; it is a mid-range model with downgraded specifications and similar market positioning to the previous year's Moto X Play, including a Snapdragon 625 system-on-chip, 3 GB of RAM, a 1080p display, no optical image stabilization, and a thicker chassis. Unlike the other models, the Z Play has a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Similarly to the Moto X Play, it also includes a larger, 3510 mAh battery which Motorola promoted as the "longest lasting battery" that the company had ever incorporated into a smartphone. As with the other models in its family, it is compatible with MotoMod accessories.[8]
Accessories[edit]
The Moto Z features an accessory system known as "Moto Mods". Mods are case-like accessories that are attached to the rear of the Moto Z via a series of magnets. Using the pogo pin connectors, Mods can communicate with the device to provide additional functionality. Mods are hot swappable, and are automatically detected by the operating system software once installed.[5][6] During the launch event, Lenovo unveiled several mods to be available on launch, including battery packs, the "SoundBoost" (which features a JBL speaker and a kickstand), and a pico projector ("Insta-Share"). All Moto Z devices ship with a "Style Shell"—a basic rear cover, as well as a clear, plastic "bumper" case that protects the bezel of the device.[5][6][9]
Lenovo will allow third-party development of Mods, and plans to provide US$1 million in funding to the best prototype concept as part of a contest.[6] To ensure that Mods will be backwards compatible with newer revisions of the Moto Z, Lenovo stated that it planned to maintain the device's overall design and dimensions for two hardware generations.[6]
Reception[edit]
CNET was positive of the Moto Z, describing its design as being "sturdy and well-built", but appearing "naked" and having a large camera protrusion without an accessory installed. The design and placement of the fingerprint reader was criticized for resembling a physical home button but not being able to be used in such a manner. The Moto Z's performance was considered to be similar to other devices with the same system-on-chip. In regards to the MotoMods system, it was felt that although the accessories added weight to the device and were expensive, the implementation of the system was less "clunky" than that of the LG G5 (which was unable to hot swap accessories due to its design, which required removing the battery in order to install a different module). The camera was panned for having issues in automatically achieving correct white balance. In conclusion, it was argued that the Moto Z was "a good, if pricey, Android phone that has the same powerful specs and performance as other top-tier rivals for about the same cost", if not for the Moto Z's accessories.[10]
Ars Technica was more critical; while complimenting its design for looking more premium than the previous Moto X, as well as the improved quality of the Z Force's "ShatterShield" display, it was argued that the removal of the headphone jack made the device feel less capable, and further considered its absence from the thicker Moto Z Force to be illogical. The mod system was considered to be superior in implementation to the G5 due to their ease of use and integration with the device and its software. However, the accessories themselves were criticized for being hampered by their form factor, and having standalone alternatives of a higher quality at more competitive pricing. The standard Moto Z scored poorly on battery testing, while the larger-capacity Moto Z Force performed better on the tests. Although Motorola's continuing practice of lightly enhancing the base Android experience was praised, the company was criticized for having stated that it would not release Android's monthly security patches, indicating a dwindling commitment by Motorola to servicing their devices than under Google ownership. In conclusion, it was argued that despite its competitive hardware, there was "little reason" to buy a Moto Z due to "the lackluster Moto Mods, poor software update policy, a high price, and the omission of a headphone jack".[11][12]
See also[edit]
Comparison of smartphones
Modular smartphone
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b Zimmerman, Steven (12 October 2016). "Sony IMX378: Comprehensive Breakdown of the Google Pixel’s Sensor and its Features". XDA Developers. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
Jump up ^ "Motorola now exclusive Droid partner to Verizon". CNET. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
Jump up ^ "Droid by Motorola". Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless Interactive. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
Jump up ^ "Motorola Moto Z Release & Specs". TestImpulse.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Motorola's new Moto Z ditches the headphone jack, adds hot-swapping magnetic modular accessories". CNET. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "The new Moto Z is a simpler take on the modular phone". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
Jump up ^ "The Droid Turbo 2 Is (Almost) Unbreakable. Here's How Motorola Did It". Wired. Condé Nast Digital. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
Jump up ^ "The $400 Moto Z Play could be Android's new battery champion". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
Jump up ^ "Lenovo GSM Moto Z review: Modularity done right, but there are better $700 phones". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Motorola Moto Z review: A 'modular' phone that just clicks". CNET. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Moto Z review: Lenovo brings a huge price increase, lame modular system". Ars Technica. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
Jump up ^ "Motorola confirms that it will not commit to monthly security patches". Ars Technica. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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1.186 kilometers (0.737 mi)
Depth
170 meters (560 ft)
Rise
45 meters (148 ft)
Impactor diameter
50 meters (160 ft)
Age
50,000 years
Exposed
Yes
Drilled
Yes
Bolide type
Iron meteorite
Location
Location
Coconino County, Arizona
Coordinates
35°1′38″N 111°1′21″W / 35.02722°N 111.02250°W / 35.02722; -111.02250Coordinates: 35°1′38″N 111°1′21″W / 35.02722°N 111.02250°W / 35.02722; -111.02250
Country
United States
State
Arizona
Meteor Crater
Location of Meteor Crater in Arizona
Access
Interstate 40
U.S. National Natural Landmark
Designated
November 1967
The Holsinger meteorite is the largest discovered fragment of the meteorite that created Meteor Crater and it is exhibited in the crater visitor center.
The Barringer Meteor Crater from space. The Diablo Canyon arroyo is to the west (left). The ghost town of Diablo Canyon, for which the meteorite is named, is on the canyon just to the north and out of the picture.
The Meteor Crater from 36,000 feet
Meteor Crater is a meteorite impact crater approximately 37 miles (60 km) east of Flagstaff and 18 miles (29 km) west of Winslow in the northern Arizona desert of the United States. Because the United States Board on Geographic Names commonly recognizes names of natural features derived from the nearest post office, the feature acquired the name of "Meteor Crater" from the nearby post office named Meteor.[2] The site was formerly known as the Canyon Diablo Crater and fragments of the meteorite are officially called the Canyon Diablo Meteorite.[3] Scientists refer to the crater as Barringer Crater in honor of Daniel Barringer, who was first to suggest that it was produced by meteorite impact.[4] The crater is privately owned by the Barringer family through their Barringer Crater Company, which proclaims it to be the "best preserved meteorite crater on Earth".[5][6] Despite its importance as a geological site, the crater is not protected as a national monument, a status that would require federal ownership. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in November 1967.[7]
Meteor Crater lies at an elevation of about 1,740 m (5,710 ft) above sea level. It is about 1,200 m (3,900 ft) in diameter, some 170 m (560 ft) deep, and is surrounded by a rim that rises 45 m (148 ft) above the surrounding plains. The center of the crater is filled with 210–240 m (690–790 ft) of rubble lying above crater bedrock.[1] One of the interesting features of the crater is its squared-off outline, believed to be caused by existing regional jointing (cracks) in the strata at the impact site.[8]
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1 Formation
2 Discovery and investigation
2.1 Albert E. Foote
2.2 Grove Karl Gilbert
2.3 Daniel Barringer
2.4 Eugene M. Shoemaker
3 Geology
4 Today
4.1 Recent history
5 See also
6 Notes
7 External links
Formation[edit]
The crater was created about 50,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch, when the local climate on the Colorado Plateau was much cooler and damper.[9][10] The area was an open grassland dotted with woodlands inhabited by woolly mammoths and giant ground sloths.[11][12]
The object that excavated the crater was a nickel-iron meteorite about 50 meters (160 feet) across. The speed of the impact has been a subject of some debate. Modeling initially suggested that the meteorite struck at up to 20 kilometers per second (12 miles per second) but more recent research suggests the impact was substantially slower, at 12.8 kilometers per second (8.0 miles per second). It is believed that about half of the impactor's bulk was vaporized during its descent through the atmosphere.[13] Impact energy has been estimated at about 10 megatons. The meteorite was mostly vaporized upon impact, leaving few remains in the crater.[14]
Since the crater's formation, the rim is thought to have lost 15–20 m (49–66 ft) of height at the rim crest as a result of natural erosion. Similarly, the basin of the crater is thought to have approximately 30 m (98 ft) of additional post-impact sedimentation from lake sediments and of alluvium.[15] These erosion processes are the reason that very few remaining craters are visible on Earth, since many have been erased by these geological processes. The relatively young age of Meteor Crater, paired with the dry Arizona climate, have allowed this crater to remain almost unchanged since its formation. The lack of erosion that preserved the crater's shape helped lead to this crater being the first crater recognized as an impact crater from a natural celestial body.[16]
Discovery and investigation[edit]
The crater came to the attention of scientists following its discovery by American settlers in the 19th century. Dubbed the Canyon Diablo crater – from Canyon Diablo, Arizona, the closest community to the crater in the late 19th century, 12 miles (19 km) north-west of the crater but now a ghost town – it had initially been ascribed to the actions of a volcano. This was not an unreasonable assumption, as the San Francisco volcanic field lies only about 40 miles (64 km) to the west.[17]
Aerial view of Arizona Meteor Crater, September 2010
Looking into the crater from the north rim. The rust colored area on the far (south) rim is where the last mining for the meteorite occurred in 1929 and is believed to be the site of the bulk of the meteorite. Rock around the south rim is uplifted.
Albert E. Foote[edit]
In 1891, the mineralogist Albert E. Foote presented the first scientific paper about the meteorites of Northern Arizona. Several years earlier, Foote had received an iron rock for analysis from a railroad executive. Foote immediately recognized the rock as a meteorite and led an expedition to search and retrieve additional meteorite samples. The team collected samples ranging from small fragments to over 600 pounds. Foote identified several minerals in the meteorites, including diamond, albeit of little commercial value. His paper to the Association for the Advancement of Science provided the first geological description of the crater to a scientific community.[18]
Grove Karl Gilbert[edit]
In November 1891, Grove Karl Gilbert, chief geologist for the U.S. Geological Survey, investigated the crater and concluded that it was the result of a volcanic steam explosion.[18] Gilbert had assumed that if it were an impact crater then the volume of the crater, as well as meteoritic material, should be present on the rim. Gilbert also assumed a large portion of the meteorite should be buried in the crater and that this would generate a large magnetic anomaly. Gilbert's calculations showed that the volume of the crater and the debris on the rim were roughly equivalent, so that the mass of the hypothetical impactor was missing, nor were there any magnetic anomalies. Gilbert argued that the meteorite fragments found on the rim were coincidental. Gilbert publicized his conclusions in a series of lectures.[19] In 1892, however, Gilbert would be among the first to propose that the Moon's craters were caused by impact rather than volcanism.[20]
Daniel Barringer[edit]
In 1903, mining engineer and businessman Daniel M. Barringer suggested that the crater had been produced by the impact of a large iron-metallic meteorite. Barringer's company, the Standard Iron Company, staked a mining claim to the land and received a land patent signed by Theodore Roosevelt for 640 acres (2.6 km2) around the center of the crater in 1903.[21][22][23] The claim was divided into four quadrants coming from the center clockwise from north-west named Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. In 1906, Roosevelt authorized the establishment of a newly named Meteor, Arizona, post office (the closest post office before was 30 miles (48 km) away in Winslow, Arizona).[24]
Standard Iron Company conducted research on the crater's origins between 1903 and 1905. It concluded that the crater had indeed been caused by an impact. Barringer and his partner, the mathematician and physicist Benjamin Chew Tilghman, documented evidence for the impact theory in papers presented to the U.S. Geological Survey in 1906 and published in the Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.[25]
Fragment of the Cañon Diablo Meteorite
Barringer's arguments were met with skepticism, as there was a reluctance at the time to consider the role of meteorites in terrestrial geology. He persisted and sought to bolster his theory by locating the remains of the meteorite. At the time of discovery, the surrounding plains were covered with about 30 tons of large oxidized iron meteorite fragments. This led Barringer to believe that the bulk of the impactor could still be found under the crater floor. Impact physics was poorly understood at the time and Barringer was unaware that most of the meteorite vaporized on impact. He spent 27 years trying to locate a large deposit of meteoric iron, and drilled to a depth of 419 m (1,375 ft) but no significant deposit was ever found.[26]
Barringer, who in 1894 was one of the investors who made $15 million in the Commonwealth silver mine in Pearce, Cochise County, Arizona, had ambitious plans for the iron ore.[27] He estimated from the size of the crater that the meteorite had a mass of 100 million tons.[19] The current estimate of 300,000 tons for the impactor is only three-tenths of one percent of Barringer's estimate. Iron ore of the type found at the crater was valued at the time at $125/ton, so Barringer was searching for a lode he believed to be worth more than a billion 1903 dollars.[27]
Despite Barringer's findings and other excavations in the early 20th century, geologists' skepticism continued until the 1950s when planetary science gained in maturity and understanding of cratering processes increased.[28] Professor Herman Leroy Fairchild, an early promoter of impact cratering, argued Barringer's case in an article in Science in 1930.[13][29]
Eugene M. Shoemaker[edit]
Meteor Crater
It was not until 1960 that later research by Eugene Merle Shoemaker confirmed Barringer's hypothesis. The key discovery was the presence in the crater of the minerals coesite and stishovite, rare forms of silica found only where quartz-bearing rocks have been severely shocked by an instantaneous overpressure. It cannot be created by volcanic action; the only known mechanisms of creating it is naturally through an impact event, or artificially through a nuclear explosion.[21][30] Shoemaker was uniquely aware of this as he had been researching the shocked mineral formations that were formed after the nuclear detonation testing in the Nevada desert. Therefore, when similar minerals were seen at the Barringer Crater, he was certain that a similar kind of sudden shock compression was responsible for the crater, which effectively ruled out the then more mainstream view that the crater was the result of a comparatively less sudden volcanic eruption.
Shoemaker's deduction is considered the first definitive proof of an extraterrestrial impact on the Earth's surface. Since then, numerous impact craters have been identified around the world, though Meteor Crater remains one of the most visually impressive owing to its size, young age and lack of vegetative cover.
Geologists used the nuclear detonation that created the Sedan crater, and other such craters from the era of atmospheric nuclear testing, to establish upper and lower limits on the potential energy of the meteor impactor.[31]
Geology[edit]
The impact created an inverted stratigraphy, so that the layers immediately exterior to the rim are stacked in the reverse order to which they normally occur; the impact overturned and inverted the layers to a distance of one to two kilometers outward from the crater's edge.[32][33] Specifically, climbing the rim of the crater from outside, one finds:
Coconino Sandstone (sandstone formed 265 million years ago) nearest the top of the rim
Toroweap Formation (limestone formed 255 million years ago)
Kaibab Formation (dolomite formed 250 million years ago)
Moenkopi Formation (mudstone formed 245 million years ago) nearest the outer foot of the rim
Panoramic view from upper deck
Panoramic from the lower viewing deck
Today[edit]
Closeup of old mine shaft at the bottom of the crater. Note astronaut cutout and flag attached to fence (inset) full size image
Meteor Crater is a popular tourist attraction privately owned by the Barringer family through the Barringer Crater Company, with an admission fee charged to see the crater. The Meteor Crater Visitor Center on the north rim features interactive exhibits and displays about meteorites and asteroids, space, the solar system and comets. It features the American Astronaut Wall of Fame and such artifacts on display as an Apollo boilerplate command module (BP-29), a 1,406 pound meteorite found in the area, and meteorite specimens from Meteor Crater that can be touched. Formerly known as the Museum of Astrogeology, the Visitor Center includes a movie theater, a gift shop, and observation areas with views inside the rim of the crater. Guided tours of the rim are offered daily, weather permitting.[34]
Recent history[edit]
Meteor Crater, 2010
During the 1960s and 1970s, NASA astronauts trained in the crater to prepare for the Apollo missions to the Moon.[35]
On August 8, 1964, a pair of commercial pilots in a Cessna 150 flew low over the crater. After crossing the rim, they could not maintain level flight. The pilot attempted to circle in the crater to climb over the rim. During the attempted climb out, the aircraft stalled, crashed and caught fire. It is commonly reported that the plane ran out of fuel, but this is incorrect. Both occupants were severely injured but survived their ordeal.[36] A small portion of the wreckage not removed from the crash site remains visible.[37]
In 2006, a project called METCRAX (for METeor CRAter eXperiment) investigated "the diurnal buildup and breakdown of basin temperature inversions or cold air pools and the associated physical and dynamical processes accounting for their evolving structure and morphology."[38][39]
See also[edit]
Barringer Medal
List of impact craters on Earth
Elugelab – a smaller-volume nuclear blast crater, despite being created by an object with an almost identical estimated energy release as the Barringer event, 10.4 megaton.
Notes[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b "Barringer". Earth Impact Database. University of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2008-12-30.
Jump up ^ "J. P. Barringer's acceptance speech." Meteoritics, vol. 28, p. 9 (1993). Retrieved on the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System.
Jump up ^ La Pas, L. (1943). "Remarks on four notes recently published by C. C. Wylie", Popular Astronomy, vol. 51, p. 341
Jump up ^ Grieve, R.A.F. (1990) "Impact Cratering on the Earth", Scientific American, 262 (4), 66–73.
Jump up ^ "Barringer Meteorite Crater * Meteorites Craters and Impacts". Barringercrater.com. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
Jump up ^ "Meteor Crater". Meteor Crater. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
Jump up ^ "Barringer Meteor Crater". US Dept of Interior, National Park Service. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
Jump up ^ Shoemaker, Eugene M.; Susan W. Kieffer (1979). Guidebook to the Geology of Meteor Crater, Arizona. Tempe, Arizona: Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University. p. 45.
Jump up ^ Roddy, D. J.; E. M. Shoemaker (1995). "Meteor Crater (Barringer Meteorite Crater), Arizona: summary of impact conditions". Meteoritics. 30 (5): 567.
Jump up ^ Nishiizumi, K.; Kohl, C.P.; Shoemaker, E.M.; Arnold, J.R.; Klein, J.; Fink, D.; Middleton, R. (1991). "In situ 10Be-26Al exposure ages at Meteor Crater, Arizona". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 55 (9): 2699–2703. Bibcode:1991GeCoA..55.2699N. doi:10.1016/0016-7037(91)90388-L.
Jump up ^ Kring, David (1997). "Air blast produced by the Meteor Crater impact event and a reconstruction of the affected environment". Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 32 (4): 517–30. Bibcode:1997M&PS...32..517K. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1997.tb01297.x.
Jump up ^ Kring, David. "Barringer Meteor Crater and Its Environment". Lunar and Planetary Institute. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
^ Jump up to: a b Melosh HJ; Collins GS (2005). "Planetary science: Meteor Crater formed by low-velocity impact". Nature. 434 (7030): 157. Bibcode:2005Natur.434..157M. doi:10.1038/434157a. PMID 15758988.
Jump up ^ Schaber, Gerald G. "A Chronology of Activities from Conception through the End of Project Apollo (1960–1973)", 2005, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1190. (PDF)
Jump up ^ Poelchau, Michael; Kenkmann, Thomas; Kring, David (2009). "Rim uplift and crater shape in Meteor Crater: Effects of target heterogeneities and trajectory obliquity". Journal of Geophysical Research. AGU. 114 (E1). Bibcode:2009JGRE..114.1006P. doi:10.1029/2008JE003235. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
Jump up ^ "Meteorite Crater – The shape of the land, Forces and changes, Spotlight on famous forms, For More Information". scienceclarified.com.
Jump up ^ McCall, Gerald Joseph Home; Bowden, A. J.; Howarth, Richard John (17 August 2017). "The History of Meteoritics and Key Meteorite Collections: Fireballs, Falls and Finds". Geological Society of London – via Google Books.
^ Jump up to: a b Kring, David (2007). Guidebook to the Geology of Barringer Meteorite Crater. Houston, Texas: Lunar and Planetary Institute.
^ Jump up to: a b "Crater History: Investigating a Mystery". The Barringer Crater Company. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
Jump up ^ Burke, John G. (1986). Cosmic Debris: Meteorites in History. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 276. ISBN 0520056515.
^ Jump up to: a b Oldroyd, David Roger, ed. (2002). The Earth Inside and Out: Some Major Contributions to Geology in the Twentieth Century. Geological Society. pp. 28–32. ISBN 1-86239-096-7.
Jump up ^ McCall, G.J.H.; Bowden, A.J.; Howarth, R.J., eds. (2006). The History of Meteoritics and Key Meteorite Collections. Geological Society. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-86239-194-9.
Jump up ^ Barringer, B. (December 1964). "Daniel Moreau Barringer (1860–1929) and His Crater (the beginning of the Crater Branch of Meteoritics)". Meteoritics. Meteoritical Society. 2 (3): 186. Bibcode:1964Metic...2..183B. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1964.tb01428.x.
Jump up ^ "1983Metic..18..159H Page 162". articles.adsabs.harvard.edu.
Jump up ^ Barringer, D.M. (1906). "Coon Mountain and its Crater." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia, 57:861–86. PDF
Jump up ^ Smith, Dean. The Meteor Crater Story. Meteor Crater Enterprises, Inc. pp. 17–25.
^ Jump up to: a b Southgate, Nancy; Barringer, Felicity (2002). A Grand Obsession: Daniel Moreau and His Crater. Barringer Crater Co.
Jump up ^ "Progress in Wide Search for Meteor". June 25, 1928. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
Jump up ^ Fairchild HL (1930). "Nature and fate of the Meteor Crater bolide". Science. 72 (1871): 463–66. Bibcode:1930Sci....72..463F. doi:10.1126/science.72.1871.463. PMID 17800007.
Jump up ^ Shoemaker, Eugene M. (1987). "Meteor Crater, Arizona", Geological Society of America Centennial Field Guide – Rocky Mountain Section.
Jump up ^ "Keyah Math – Numerical Solutions for Culturally Diverse Geology". keyah.asu.edu.
Jump up ^ Kring, David (2007). Guidebook to the Geology of Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona. Houston, Texas: Lunar and Planetary Institute.
Jump up ^ "Basic Stratigraphy of Barringer Meteor Crater". Department of Planetary Science, University of Arizona. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
Jump up ^ "admissions - Meteor Crater". Meteor Crater. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
Jump up ^ "Apollo Lunar Training". nau.edu.
Jump up ^ Harro Ranter. "ASN Aircraft accident 08-AUG-1964 Cessna 150 N6050T". aviation-safety.net.
Jump up ^ Plane Crash At Meteor Crater Revisited, September 1, 2008 Meteorite-times.com
Jump up ^ "University of Utah METCRAX page". Archived from the original on 2012-04-23.
Jump up ^ "METCRAX". utah.edu.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Barringer Crater.
Wikisource has the text of the 1920 Encyclopedia Americana article Crater Mound, Arizona.
Barringer Crater official site
Meteor Crater Visitor Center – official site
USGS Meteor Crater Sample Collection – historical documents, interactive map and sample requests
Geographic data related to Meteor Crater at OpenStreetMap
Impact Meteor Crater Viewer Google Maps Page with Locations of Meteor Craters around the world
CNN: New computer analysis shows that the meteor may have been traveling more slowly than previously thought
Computer generated movie based on satellite imagery and topography data
Aerial Exploration of the Barringer Structure
Geologic Map of the Eastern Quarter of the Flagstaff 30ʹ x 60ʹ Quadrangle, Coconino County, Northern Arizona United States Geological Survey
Herman Leroy Fairchild: An Early Promoter and Defender of Meteorite Impact Cratering – includes details of early investigations into Meteor Crater
3 Dimensional stereoscopic image pair of the Barringer Crater by Volkan Yuksel (arranged for crossed-eye viewing technique)
Guidebook to the Geology of Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona (a.k.a. Meteor Crater)
"Mine Shaft is Sunk to Solve Meteor Mystery" Popular Mechanics, January 1930
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values: فوهة بارينجر – Arabic

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values: Арызонскі кратар – Belarusian

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values: Арызонскі кратэр – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)

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values: Метеоритен кратер на Барингер – Bulgarian

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values: دهانه شهاب‌سنگ – Persian

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values: מכתש המטאור – Hebrew

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values: Аризон кратері – Kazakh

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values: Аризона кратери – Kyrgyz

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values: അരിസോണ ഗർത്തം – Malayalam

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values: バリンジャー・クレーター – Japanese

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values: Аризонский кратер – Russian

values: Метеорски кратер – Serbian

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values: Arizonan suuri meteoriittikraatteri – Finnish

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values: பெரிஞ்சர் பள்ளம் – Tamil

values: หุบอุกกาบาตบาร์ริงเกอร์ – Thai

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values: Аризонський кратер – Ukrainian

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interlanguage-link interwiki-vi
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values: 巴林杰陨石坑 – Chinese

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