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Ref # SB351, ancient GOSSE BLUFF Shatter Cone, 335.1 g
GOSSE BLUFF or 'TNORALA', as this Impact structure is known by the Western Arrernte Aboriginal people, has endured millions of years of erosion. Once a colossal crater hundreds of meters above the plains, almost all of the original structure has eroded.
GOSSE BLUFF Meteorite Impact Structure is located at Latitude: 23°50' South, Longitude: 132°19' East, Northern Territory, AUSTRALIA.
Shatter Cone Fragment, as found, Weight: 335.1 g, Dimensions: 113.6 x 88.6 x 29.0 mm max.
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Name: GOSSE BLUFF
About 140 million years ago an object from space, believed to be a comet about 600 m across. crashed to earth. Now exposed by erosion, this area marks the point of impact where shock waves shattered the rock strata thousands of meters underground and stood them on end. While the crater itself has since been worn away, geological evidence indicates that it was at least 20 km across. Today's land surface is about 2 km lower that the original impact surface and the formation is about 5 km in diameter, reduced over time by erosion. Aboriginal people believe that 'Tnorala' was formed when a group of women danced across the sky as the Milky Way. During this dance a mother put her baby to rest in its wooden bay carrier (turna). The turna toppled over the edge of the dancing area and crashed to earth where it became the circular rock walls of Tnorala.
Gosse Bluff, View from Space
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