As a Delta Air Lines jet was flying over Arizona on a clear
day, the copilot was providing his passengers with a running
commentary about landmarks over the PA system.
“Coming up on the right, you can see the Meteor Crater, which
is a major tourist attraction in northern Arizona. It was
formed when a lump of nickel and iron, estimated to be 150
feet in diameter and weighing 300,000 tons, struck the earth
at about 40,000 miles an hour, scattering white-hot debris
for miles in every direction. The hole measures nearly a mile
across and is 570 feet deep.”
From the cabin, a passenger was heard to exclaim,
“Wow! It just missed the highway!”