Giant meteor lands in Arizona; misses building by mere feet

[mahatmakanejeeves]

I've seen this before. It cracks me up every time.

This is a large meteor crater in Arizona. It missed the visitors’ center by only a few feet.

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[RKP5637]

1. ...

[AllaN01Bear]

2. hehe.

[brush]

3. What came first, the chicken or the...?

[randr]

4. The only thing that matters

It missed Bernie who is sitting just to the left off camera.

[keithbvadu2]

5. Painting the bullseye around the arrow.

Painting the bullseye around the arrow.

[electric_blue68]

6. Ha! 😄 Never seen this one before. Thx.

[Enterstageleft]

7. Last time we were there...

there was a speed limit sign on the road to the visitor center...

Cars & trucks 55 mph
Meteors 18,000 mph

[Archae]

8. The real thing to think about...

That hole is a mile wide, and yes, it could happen, again.
There are asteroids out there that I see in the news every year, get close to the Earth.

Even one about the size of a bus, that blew up high above Siberia causing a lot of damage.

[LazySusanNot]

9. Those who don't get it the first time...have likely missed the chance.

Thank you for posting.

Love the scrawled yellow hi-liter circle showing just how close it actually came. Whew!

[FakeNoose]

10. The bottom of that crater is the safest place to be

What are the chances of the same place getting hit TWICE?

[LazySusanNot]

11. Oh I completely agree. Let's see. What ARE the chances of the same place getting hit TWICE?

My guess is...:

About the same chance as them being able to pick such a perfect location for the visitor center beforehand....