Meteorite impact!
Subtitle: the danger from space and South Africa's mega-impact : the Vredefort structure
By: by Wolf Uwe Reimold and Roger L. Gibson ; with a chapter by Anton Pelser, Mauritz Naudé and Kevin Balkwill
Contributors: Gibson, Roger L. (Roger Lawrence), 1963-
Edition: 3rd ed., completely rev.
Series: Geoparks of the world
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9783642104633
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: Meteorite craters; Domes (Geology)
Description: Of the 175 impact craters found thus far on Earth, three giants stand out - Chicxulub in Mexico, Sudbury in Canada, & the Vredefort Impact Structure in South Africa. The Vredefort Structure is truly one of the geological wonders of the world. This book deals with the rocks of the Vredefort Dome, & the story they have to tell.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.