☄️ Kgagodi crater

Botswana · Africa · 22.48°S, 27.58°E

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Kgagodi crater
Kgagodi is an exposed meteorite impact crater in Botswana. It is located south of the village of Kgagodi in Central Botswana. It is considered the first impact structure to be recognized in the Kalahari Desert region of southern Africa, with an estimated age ranging from the late Cretaceous to early Tertiary period. It is a simple, bowl-shaped structure with a diameter of 3.5 km (2.2 mi), buried beneath sediments, and lacking a prominent surface expression.

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Quick facts

CountryBotswana
Continent / regionAfrica
Coordinates (approx.)22.48°S, 27.58°E · view on map

Kgagodi crater is located in Botswana, in Africa.

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