Bed and Breakfast Accommodation Near Tswaing Crater
*All distances listed are as the crow flies, and not actual travel distances.
Nearby Attractions & Landmarks: Mapoch Ndebele Cultural Village
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More info about Tswaing Crater
In earth terms, the impact crater caused by a meteorite 40km outside Pretoria is considered a fairly recent impact. The site, known as the Tswaing Crater, has been dated to 220000 years, at the time of the 2nd most recent glacial period, and the meteorite was estimated to have weighed 300000 tonnes. This is small by comparison to the sites at Vredefort Dome and the Sudbury Basin, however, it landed with such force that no trace has been found of the meteorite material. The impact was likened to that of the first hydrogen bomb detonated by the Americans in the Eniwetok Atoll in 1952.
Your first stop on a visit to the Tswaing Meteorite Crater Reserve is the visitor’s centre, a great source of information relating to the impact and for details of hiking trails, picnic sites and animal and birdlife.
The reserve is located in a semi-rural area where job opportunities are limited and a... Show more
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