- An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria. ... The Tswaing crater is similar in size to the well-known Barringer meteor crater in Arizona.
- Today, Tswaing, meaning Place of Salt in Setswana, is a 1946-hectare conservation area in Gauteng, some 40 km northwest of Central Pretoria.
- This mapof the area is to scale. Where is the Tswaing Crater in South Africa? An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.
- In geological terms, the Tswaing Crater represents one of the youngest and best-preserved small bowl-shaped meteorite impact craters in the world.
- The Tswaing Meteorite Crater was formed about 220 000 years ago when a large stony meteorite crashed into the earth's crust.
- More info about Tswaing Crater. In earth terms, the impact crater caused by a meteorite 40km outside Pretoria is considered a fairly recent impact.
- w:Tswaing crater north of Pretoria, South Africa by Rotational. Tswaing, South Africa IR-038.1 by geraldarmstrong48, December 10, 2016.
- Tswaing Meteorite Crater. An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria. /froglips1992/.
- 220,000 ± 52,000 years Tswaing is an impact crater in South Africa that is accompanied by a museum. It is situated 40 km to the north-west of Pretoria.