Morokweng impact structure

Morokweng impact structure
Ring I: outer limit of the melt sheet + meteorite fragments
Ring II: outer limit of melt and/or suevite/allochthonous breccia
Ring III: outer limit of shock metamorphism, central uplift, and intense brecciation
Ring IV: zone of groundwater-bearing fractures, faulting, and the limit of post-impact doming
Impact crater/structure
ConfidenceConfirmed
Age146.06 ± 0.16 Ma
ExposedNo
DrilledYes
Bolide typeLL chondrite
Location
Coordinates26°28′00″S 23°32′00″E / 26.466667°S 23.533333°E / -26.466667; 23.533333
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
Location of the impact structure in South Africa

The Morokweng impact structure is an impact structure buried beneath the Kalahari Desert near the town of Morokweng in South Africa's North West province, close to the border with Botswana.

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