Vredefort Dome 3 Peaks (South Africa)

Submitted by Dewaldvn on Mon, 10/12/2020 - 12:59am
Description

This is a very scenic trail in the Vredefort Dome (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). The Vredefort Dome, situated approximately 120 km south-west of Johannesburg, 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. Vredefort Dome bears witness to the world’s greatest known single energy release event, which had devastating global effects including, according to some scientists, major evolutionary changes.