Henbury, Australia

In Australia there is a strange crater that is worth seeing for all curious tourists. It is about Henbury, which is actually composed of 12 meteorite craters, but is considered as a unified area. The craters formed after the fall of a huge meteorite, which was split into 12 parts in the earth's atmosphere. The diameter of the smallest crater is about 6 meters, and the largest - 182 meters.

European researchers have discovered the meteorite craters in 1899. The craters were near the Henbury pasture, to whose honor they were named. As early as the beginning of the twentieth century, research began in the area, during which the numerous fragments of the meteorite with a total weight of 50 kg were found. Later the Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve was opened in the Henbury district, which has been protected by the state for several years.

In some large craters, the water now and then accumulates, which looks red because of the high concentration of iron in the ground. From time immemorial, the natives consider the Henbury district to be a dangerous place, believing that the red waters of the crater lakes are the lure of the devil who wants to take away the souls of men. These legends do not frighten the tourists. They come to the nature reserve every day to hike through the desert, to see the unique crater, and perhaps to find in one of them the pieces of meteorite that fell to the earth more than 4,000 years ago. To the beginning - Kelimutu