Meteorite Impact! The Danger from Space and South Africa's Mega-Impact The Vredefort Structure /

• Main Authors: Reimold, Wolf Uwe. (Author), Gibson, Roger L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Edition: 32_Reimold_Gibson.
• Subjects: Geography.; Planetology.; Earth Sciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10464-0

When geologists first wandered the spectacular ring of hills straddling the Vaal River north of Vredefort nearly 150 years ago, they immediately recognised that the unusually shattered and uptilted rocks bore witness to an exceptionally violent event in the distant past. However, it took more than a...

Table of Contents:

• The Early History of Earth - Impact, Volcanoes, and Early Life
• Chaos and Catastrophe
• The Impact Heritage of Southern Africa
• Vredefort: The Largest and Oldest Impact Structure in the World
• The More Recent History of the Vredefort Dome Area
• Tourism, and Questions Often Asked About Vredefort
• What Does the Future Hold for Mankind
• Outlook on Vredefort.