| 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 / 23.82083°S 132.30778°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.[2][3][4] Known as Tnorala to the Western Arrernte people of the surrounding region, it 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]
- ^ a b c "Place Names Register Extract for "Gosses Bluff"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Tnorala/Gosses Bluff". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.