Editing Meteor Crater (section)

== Tourist attraction ==
Meteor Crater is a popular tourist destination with roughly 270,000 visitors per year.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://astronomy.com/bonus/crater#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20natural%20wonders,some%20270%2C000%20visitors%20per%20year | title=Meteor Crater inside and out &#124; Astronomy Magazine }}</ref> The crater is owned by a family company, the Barringer Crater Company.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://barringercrater.com/about | title=General 1 }}</ref> Meteor Crater is an important educational and research site.<ref>D. A. Kring, 2017, Guidebook to the Geology of Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona (aka Meteor Crater), Second edition, Lunar and Planetary Institute (Contribution No. 2040), Houston, 272p.
</ref> It was used to train Apollo astronauts and continues to be an active training site for astronauts.<ref>D. A. Kring, C. A. Looper, Z. A. Ney, and B. A. Janoiko, with foreword by G. Griffin, 2020, Training for Lunar Surface Operations (p. 12), Lunar and Planetary Institute (Contribution No. 2576), Houston, 40p.  https://www.lpi.usra.edu/science/kring/lunar_exploration/Artemis-Major-Skills-Training_DV1_2_w-appendix.pdf</ref><ref>N. F. Davis, 2016, Images of America: Meteor Crater, Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, 127p.</ref> The Meteor Crater Visitor Center sits on the north rim of the crater. It features interactive exhibits and displays about [[meteorites]] and [[asteroids]], [[space]], the [[Solar System]], and [[comets]] including the American Astronaut Wall of Fame and such artifacts on display as an [[Boilerplate (spaceflight)#Boilerplate tests|Apollo boilerplate command module]] (BP-29), a {{convert|1406|lb|adj=on|abbr=on}} meteorite found in the area, and meteorite specimens from Meteor Crater that can be touched. Formerly known as the Museum of [[Astrogeology]], the Visitor Center includes a Discovery Center & Space Museum,<ref>"Meteor Crater". Meteor Crater. Retrieved 2022-6-24.
</ref> a movie theater, a gift shop, and observation areas with views inside the rim of the crater. Guided tours of the rim are offered daily, weather permitting.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://meteorcrater.com/visitors-center/admissions/|title=admissions – Meteor Crater|work=Meteor Crater|access-date=2018-01-16|language=en-US}}</ref>