11K views · 221 reactions | The annual Orionid meteor shower was expected to reach its peak on Wednesday night, with viewers already reporting fireballs across the Midwest on Tuesday night. This footage was taken in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and shows a bright rock trailing through the night sky. | CBS News | Facebook

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Meteor Crater in Arizona, also known as the Barringer Crater, was formed around 50,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch when a 100,000-ton iron-nickel meteorite traveling at roughly 26,000 miles per hour struck the Earth. The impact created a crater about 1.2 kilometers wide and 170 meters deep. The dry Arizona climate preserved it exceptionally well, making it one of the best-kept meteor impact sites on the planet. The land is privately owned by the Barringer family and includes a visitor