Africa's Wild Horizons

Africa's Wild Horizons

Vredefort Dome Crater of Life (1x2)


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Two billion years ago, a giant meteorite crashed into southern Africa's interior plateau, forming a six-mile-deep crater. Today, the site of this cataclysmic event is the Vredefort Dome--a dazzling and rich ecosystem of unique plant and animal life.

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