Case file · Cosmic event

Henbury craters

A field of meteorite craters south of Alice Springs, noted by a station manager in 1899 and investigated scientifically in 1931. An Arrernte account of a fiery devil falling from the Sun may preserve memory of the impact, under 4,700 years ago.

1931 CE · -24.57, 133.15 · status: official

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve
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