Wednesday, December 06, 2006

The world's biggest meteor crater - SouthAfrica.info

 
Vredefort Dome


Two billion years ago a meteorite 10km in diameter hit the earth about 100km southwest of Johannesburg, creating an enormous impact crater. This area, near Vredefort in the Free State, is now known as the Vredefort Dome.


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