THE DITSONG MUSEUMS OF SOUTH AFRICA's
RIETGAT SAPS AT TSWAING METEORITE CRATER
Some 220 000 years ago a blazing stony meteorite the size of half a football field slammed into the earth’s crust. The impact formed a huge crater, 1.4 km in diameter and 200 m deep. This crater is one of the best-preserved meteorite impact craters in the world.