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Coordinates: 23°49′15″S 132°18′28″E
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Gosses Bluff impact structure
Tnorala
View of Gosses Bluff impact structure
Impact crater/structure
Confidence Confirmed
Diameter 22 km (14 mi)
Age 142.5 ± 0.8 Ma
Early Cretaceous
Exposed Yes
Drilled Yes
Location
Location Namatjira[1]
Coordinates 23°49′15″S 132°18′28″E
Country Australia
State Northern Territory
Municipality MacDonnell Region[1]

Location of the impact structure in Australia
Gosses Bluff (or Gosse's Bluff) is thought to be the eroded remnant of an impact
crater. Known as Tnorala to the Western Arrernte people of the surrounding region, it
[2][3][4]
is located in the southern Northern Territory, near the centre of Australia, about 175 km
(109 mi) west of Alice Springs and about 212 km (132 mi) to the northeast
of Uluru (Ayers Rock). It was named by Ernest Giles in 1872 after Australian
explorer William Gosse's brother Henry, who was a member of William's expedition. [1]
Formation[edit]
Gosses Bluff impact structure photographed from the ISS
Gosses Bluff from the north, approximately 30 km (19 mi)

away
The original crater is thought to have been formed by the impact of

an asteroid or comet approximately 142.5 ± 0.8 million years ago, in the [5]
earliest Cretaceous, very close to the Jurassic - Cretaceous boundary. The original
crater rim has been estimated at about 22 km (14 mi) in diameter, but this has been
eroded away. The 5 km (3.1 mi) diameter, 180 m (590 ft) high crater-like feature, now [6]
exposed, is interpreted as the eroded relic of the crater's central uplift. The impact origin
of this topographic feature was first proposed in the 1960s, the strongest evidence
coming from the abundance of shatter cones. In the past the crater has been the target
[7]
of petroleum exploration, and two abandoned exploration wells lie near its centre. [4]
Cultural significance[edit]
The site is known as Tnorala to the Aboriginal people of the Western Arrernte language
group, and is a sacred place. It is now located in the Tnorala Conservation Reserve. A [8]
Western Arrernte story attributes its origins to a cosmic impact: in the Dreamtime, a
group of celestial women were dancing as stars in the Milky Way. One of the women
grew tired and placed her baby in a wooden basket, or turna (also known as
a coolamon ). As the women continued dancing, the basket fell and plunged into the
[9]
earth. The baby fell to the earth and forced the rocks upward, forming the circular
mountain range. The baby's parents, the evening and morning star, continue to search
for their baby to this day. The turna can be seen in the sky as the constellation Corona
Australis. [6][10][11]
In popular culture[edit]
Gosses Bluff is the inspiration for the impact crater located in the fictional Mia Tukurta
National Park in the novel and Amazon Prime series The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart. [12]
See also[edit]
 List of impact craters in Australia

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:a b c "Place Names Register Extract for "Gosses Bluff"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 10
May 2019.
2. ^ "Tnorala/Gosses Bluff". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 8
April 2018.
3. ^ Milton, D. J.; et al. (1972). "Gosses Bluff Impact Structure, Australia". Science. 175 (4027): 1199–
1207. Bibcode:1972Sci...175.1199M. doi:10.1126/science.175.4027.1199. PMID 17794191.
4. ^ Jump up to:a b Milton, D. J.; Glikson, A. Y.; Brett, R. (1996). "Gosses Bluff—a latest Jurassic impact structure, central Australia. Part 1: geological
structure, stratigraphy, and origin". AGSO Journal of Australian Geology & Geophysics. 16 (4): 453–486. hdl:10070/89299.
5. ^ Milton, D. J.; Sutter, J. F. (1987). "Revised age for the Gosses Bluff impact structure, Northern Territory, Australia, based on Ar-40Ar-39
dating". Meteoritics. 22 (3): 281–289. Bibcode:1987Metic..22..281M. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.1987.tb00625.x.
6. ^ Jump up to:a b Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory (May 2007) [March 1997]. Tnorala Conservation Reserve (Gosse's Bluff):
Plan of Management (PDF). Northern Territory Government. ISBN 978-1-920772-87-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2009.
Retrieved 25 November 2009.
7. ^ Dietz, R. S. (1967). "Shatter Cone Orientation at Gosses Bluff Astrobleme". Nature. 216 (5120): 1082–
1084. Bibcode:1967Natur.216.1082D. doi:10.1038/2161082a0. S2CID 4279783.
8. ^ NT Govt parks and reserves
9. ^ Salleh, Anna (20 September 2021). "Indigenous perspectives on country feature in Back to Nature documentary". ABC News. Retrieved 21
September 2021.
10. ^ Hamacher, D. W.; Norris, R. P. (2009). "Australian Aboriginal Geomythology: Eyewitness Accounts of Cosmic Impacts?". Archaeoastronomy. 22:
62. arXiv:1009.4251. Bibcode:2009Arch...22...62H.
11. ^ Hamacher, D. W.; Goldsmith, J. (2013). "Aboriginal Oral Traditions of Australian Impact Craters". Journal of Astronomical History and
Heritage. 16 (3): 107–126. arXiv:1306.0278. Bibcode:2013JAHH...16..295H.
12. ^ Masia, Laura (19 September 2023). "Google Searches For A Made-Up Aussie Town Have Skyrocketed After It Appeared In A New TV
Show". pedestrian.tv. Pedestrian Group Pty Ltd. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
External links[edit]
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Gosses Bluff impact structure

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

(Redirected from Gosses Bluff crater)

Gosses Bluff impact structure

Diameter 22 km (14 mi)

Age 142.5 ± 0.8 Ma

Coordinates 23°49′15″S 132°18′28″E

State Northern Territory

Municipality MacDonnell Region[1]

Gosses Bluff impact structure photographed from the ISS

Gosses Bluff from the north, approximately 30 km (19 mi)

The original crater is thought to have been formed by the impact of

 List of impact craters in Australia

 Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) Conservation Reserve

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