Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve

Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve
Ghan[1]Northern Territory
Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve
Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve is located in Northern Territory
Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve
Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve
Nearest town or cityAlice Springs
Coordinates24°34′21″S 133°8′52″E / 24.57250°S 133.14778°E / -24.57250; 133.14778
Established1964[2]
Area16 hectares (40 acres)[2]
Managing authoritiesParks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
See alsoProtected areas of the Northern Territory

Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the locality of Ghan.[1]

Henbury craters are a result of one of the few impact events that have occurred in a populated area (few other examples are Kaali crater in Estonia and 2007 Carancas impact event in Peru).

  1. ^ a b "Place Names Register Extract for "Henbury Meteorite Craters"". NT Place Names Register. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in the Northern Territory (2012)". Department of Environment. 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2015.