Tswaing crater
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tswaing-crater-263-13157186
title:
Tswaing crater
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Tswaing is an impact crater enclosed by a 1,946 ha nature reserve, situated in northern Gauteng province, South Africa. The crater and reserve are situated on a base of ancient granite of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, some 40 km to the north-northwest of Pretoria. This astrobleme is 1.13 km in diameter and 100 m deep and its age is estimated to be 220,000 ± 52,000 years (Pleistocene). The impactor is believed to have been a chondrite or stony meteorite some 30 to 50 m in diameter that was vapori
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description:
Impact crater in South Africa
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tswaing_crater
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date modified:
2024-03-11T07:05:06Z
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