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Boxhole Meteorite Impact Crater - NT

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Boxhole Meteorite Crater

Boxhole Meteorite Impact Crater

Crater

Position

DEG: -22.61265 135.195267

DMS: 22º 36' 45.54" S 135º 11' 42.96" E

UTM: 53 K 7499346mN 520068mE

Altitude: 482.68m

Address & Contact

Boxhole Crater
Hart NT 0872

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Information

Boxhole Crater is almost perfectly circular - 175 metres across, with the rim rising some 10-17 metres above the crater floor. Its age is estimated to be 54,000 ± 1,500 years, placing it near the end of the Pleistocene.

Follow the signed turn off to drive directly to the crater. See separate place listing for the turnoff marker.

PlaceID	78260

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Jervois at 02/02:00am CST

Distance from Boxhole Meteorite Impact Crater 104.17km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
10.6°C	8.1°C	66%	4.5°C	1023.4hPa	0.0mm	SSW	7km/hr 4knots	9km/hr 5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Jervois

Distance from Boxhole Meteorite Impact Crater 104.17km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	38.5	36.9	34.5	30.5	25.3	22.0	21.9	25.0	29.7	33.2	35.9	37.7
Mean Min. °C	22.7	22.1	19.2	14.3	9.9	6.4	5.2	7.1	11.3	15.6	18.9	21.3
Mean Rain mm	50.0	58.7	32.8	17.5	18.5	10.6	14.3	7.6	8.8	15.4	24.8	38.4