Tswaing Meteorite Crater

A point of interest featured in The City of Gold Guidelet.

A option in EGoli iNingizimu Afrika.

Located at Onderstepoort Road ( M35), Soshanguve
Telephone: http://www.ditsong.org.za/imag
Visit their website at http://www.ditsong.org.za/tswaing.htm

Why Go: 220 000 years ago a meteorite half the size of half a soccer field came into Earth’s atmosphere, the impact formed a crater with a 1.4 km diameter and it's 200 m deep. This site is one of the best-preserved meteorite impact craters in the world.



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