Lunar Crater National Natural Landmark
- Lunar Crater National Natural Landmark
Lunar Crater National Natural Landmark is located 70 miles east-northeast of Tonopah in Nye County, Nevada. A 400-acre depression that is thought to have been formed by a past volcanic explosion, and one of two maars in the volcanic field of the Pancake Range. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973.
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