Wolfe Creek Sturt Creek, Western Australia, Australia
By T-bone on 06-Oct-15. Waypoint GA7620

400ml container with FTF flag, some small swaps

The Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater

This spectacular meteorite crater, measuring 850 metres across, is the second largest in the world from which fragments of a meterorite have been collected. The largest crater in the world is Meteor Crater in Arizona. The Wolfe Creek crater formed about 300,000 years ago when an iron meterorite weighing thousands of tonnes crashed to earth. It was not until 1947 that Europeans recognised the crater when it was observed by geologists during an aerial survey.

Travelling at 15 kilometres per second and weighing more than 50,000 tonne battleship, the meteorite punched a large hole in the ground, pulverising the underlying rocks. On impact the explosion scattered the few remaining fragments of the meteorite. They have been found about four kilometres from the crater.

Don't skip this special place whyle in the Kimberley Halls Creek area! Most beautiful sunrise and sunset  I've seen.

The cache is a small 400ml camo/painted sistema container.

Contains: Log, Pencil, Note book, Instruction card, First To Find tropfy > FTF flag  , stickers and a few small swaps for everyone.

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