Rieskrater Museum, Meteor impact museum in Nördlingen, Germany
The Rieskrater Museum occupies a restored 16th-century barn building, displaying meteorites, fossils, and geological formations from the Nördlinger Ries impact crater.
The museum opened in 1990 to document the 15-million-year-old impact crater, which formed when a one-kilometer asteroid struck the Earth at this location.
NASA astronauts conducted geological training sessions at this location during the Apollo missions, leading to the museum receiving actual lunar rock samples.
The facility welcomes visitors from Tuesday to Sunday between 10:00-12:00 and 13:30-16:30, with complete wheelchair accessibility throughout the exhibition spaces.
Two specialized cameras monitor the Nördlingen sky, capturing celestial events and tracking bright objects during nighttime observations.
Location: Nördlingen
Inception: 1990
Address: Eugene-Shoemaker-Platz 1, 86720 Nördlingen 86720
Opening Hours: Jours fériés,Mardi-Dimanche 10:00-12:00,13:30-16:30; Lundi off
Phone: +49908184710
Email: Rieskratermuseum@noerdlingen.de
Website: https://rieskrater-museum.de
GPS coordinates: 48.85400,10.48688
Latest update: March 4, 2025 23:25
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