Search results
Aug 18, 2023 · A 1991 Oklahoma oil discovery in a hidden meteor crater attracted worldwide attention. About 450 million years ago, a meteor about the size of a football struck north-central Oklahoma, creating an impact crater — an astrobleme — more than eight miles wide.
Ames Astrobleme Museum. Address: 109 E Main St. Ames, OK 73718. Phone: 580-753-4624. Office Fax: 580-753-4221. Email Website. About 450 million years ago, a meteor 1,000 feet in diameter crashed into the area that is now Ames, Oklahoma producing a crater that is several miles across.
- 109 E Main St, Ames, 73718, OK
- (580) 753-4624
People also ask
What is the Ames astobleme Museum?
Where is the Ames Astrobleme?
Where is Ames crater?
Is the Ames Astrobleme open?
May 26, 2017 · The Ames Astrobleme Museum brings to attention a cataclysmic event from some 450 million years ago. The town of Ames sits above the center of an ancient crater, also known as an astrobleme, caused by the impact of a meteor 1,000 feet in diameter.
- (5)
- Attraction
- 109 E Main St, Ames, 73718-1100, Oklahoma
Mar 2, 2021 · The Ames Astrobleme Museum in Ames, Oklahoma is dedicated to a football-sized meteor that struck north-central Oklahoma millennia ago and created an impact crater — an astrobleme — more than eight miles wide. Buried by 9,000 feet of sediment, the Ames astrobleme is barely visible on the surface.
Ames crater is a meteorite crater (astrobleme) in Major County, Oklahoma, United States. Ames, Oklahoma is near the center of the structure, [1] which is 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Enid, Oklahoma. [2]
The Ames Astrobleme Museum, which opened August 18, 2007, features numerous image panels and a video showing the formation of the Ames crater and its discovery as a significant geological and economic resource. The crater was caused by a meteor striking the area 450 million years ago.
About 450 million years ago, a meteor struck north-central Oklahoma, creating an impact crater – an astrobleme – more than eight miles wide. The Ames Crater impact site is one of six oil-producing craters in the United States.
