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Vredefort Crater represents the oldest and largest known meteorite impact site on planet Earth
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Two billion years ago, an asteroid the size of a mountain slammed into South Africa, permanently rearranging the planet's crust. Most tourists drive right through the Vredefort Dome without realizing they are inside a 186-mile-wide cosmic scar. It is the ultimate geological road trip, featuring shattered rock formations that prove Earth occasionally loses a violent wrestling match with the solar system.
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