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Vredefort impact crater, South Africa

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: t-cra05-40002

Image Size 300 DPI: 31 * 47 cm

Vredefort crater is the largest impact crater on earth and one of the oldest known impact crater. Its diameter is 300 km and its age is estimated to be 2 billion years. Image taken from the international space station (ISS) in may 2018.

Keywords for this photo:

2018 - AFRICA - CRATER - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - EXPEDITION 55 - IMPACT - IMPACT CRATER - SOUTH AFRICA - UNESCO - VREDEFORT - WORLD HERITAGE -