Visiting the Second Largest Meteor Crater in the Country - The Odessa Meteor Crater

Native Texan here. It's a difficult task to make anything in Odessa sound amazing. Good job!

I was there years ago & there was no buildings, no museum or even signs. You just parked & walked into the crater. Nice thing to visit.

Native Odessan here. Thanks for shining light on our dusty corner of Texas.

There are two small meteor craters in East Texas somewhere near Henderson. Those were used by the Caddo for tribal mettings since an orator at the bottom can be heard by everyone sitting along the sides. In NW Indiana there are the remains of the Kentland Crater. In 1880 two farmers found solid rock one foot below the top soil. They opened up a rock quarry to find layers of different rock standing straight up. In 1971 geologists declared it was the rebound dome inside an ancient meteor crater that has disappeared due to erosion and glaciers. They said the dome lost 900 feet in height for the same reasons. The diameter of the dome is 3 miles wide so the crater was huge.

Man it’s desolate out there. Thanks again for taking us along Steve.

I gotta say the museum looks a lot better than the crater, maybe that's why it's free. THE SARGE

Another great vacation, thanks for taking me along! The best thing our parents ever gave us kids was the love of travel! Tell your son he may not realize how lucky he has been until he's older!

Very interesting. First time I heard of the Odessa Meteor Crater.

Your childhood story about digging a crater reminds me of my short-lived mission to dig a long trench for a fallout shelter at the age of 10.

Your drone shot really shows the vast open space of the area. Thanks Steve. Go Giants.

Love these roadside novelties.

Once again Steve, you bring entertaining history mixed in with your unique humor to educate us on another out of the way place. Always look forward to what you might have next. Thank you!

Thanks for your video. In 1970 on a vacation trip to Disney land from South Georgia I intentionally planned trip to stop at Odessa to see this crater. Upon arrival we found the site was closed and fenced off. No explanation given. I have always wondered what that crater looked like. Now after all these years I finally know. Truly surprising how shallow it is and unimpressive.

I used to travel to Odessa on business years ago ... I never knew this existed! :( Thanks for taking us along!

Thank you again, Mr. Adventures! One thing I noticed in this video is the increasing sophistication of the dialog. As always your information is interesting; in this edition, though, the humor is outstanding! I can picture four boys with shovels . . . Put some of them to work reopening that shaft.

I had to smile at your little story about the hole you and your buddies (brothers? cousins?) dug at your grandfather's place. It brought to mind childhood adventures on my own grandfather's farm with my brother and my cousin. Unsupervised boys can get into no end of mischief, even on the barren plains around Odessa. But my grandfather was mostly bemused by our shenanigans. Fortunately, we never set the barn on fire.

Interesting west Texas history ! That town had a nick name " Slowdeatha" ! Great video. Thanks !

Always good stuff. Great channel..

Enjoyed this , including the Stonehenge replica, Thanks!

I love the places and things you find, and the stories you share. Looking forward to more!