• Toggle the table of contents. Tswaing crater. ... Memorial to Eugene Merle Shoemaker who showed that craters such as Tswaing are formed by impact.
  • People have been living at Tswaing crater for more than 100,000 years but only in 1990 it was proved that this is impact crater.
  • Tswaing, meaning “place of salt” in the Setswana language, is an ancient impact crater outside the metropolis of Pretoria in South Africa ’s Gauteng province.
  • The hiking trail at the Tswaing Crater is fairly easy and takes walkers along the outskirts of the massive crater, and then down to the scenic lake in its bowl.
  • The result was the Tswaing Meteorite Crater, just over one kilometer in diameter, now a spectacular natural wonder with a salt lake at its heart.
  • Tswaing Crater is an impact crater in South Africa accompanied by a museum. It is located 40 km northwest of Pretoria.
  • It was a cold winter’s morning, but we were getting quite hot as we walked along the rim of the Tswaing Crater.
  • 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.
  • The Tswaing Crater Reserve is a pretty cool heritage site. ... The Tswaing Crater Reserve is rich in lush, indigenous flora and fauna.
  • Tswaing Crater is part of the larger Tswaing Meteorite Crater Conservation Area, spanning approximately 2,000 hectares (4,942 acres).