Geological formation
Vredefort Dome
Abantu bendawo abangu-18 bayatusa
Indawo
NW
Amacebiso avela kubantu bendawo
The Vredefort crater is the largest verified impact crater on Earth. More than 300 kilometres across when it was formed, what remains of it is in the present-day Free State province of South Africa. It is named after the town of Vredefort, which is near its centre
Vredefort Dome is a representative part of a larger meteorite impact structure, or astrobleme. Dating back 2,023 million years, it is the oldest astrobleme yet found on Earth. With a radius of 190 km, it is also the largest and the most deeply eroded.