Crater Ponds

Some crater ponds on the edge of the Gondwana Stars Observatory at the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History in Winton. These smooth craters are actually regmaglypts, sculpted hollows mimicking the regmaglypts in the surface of a meteorite that has been ablated by heat and friction entering Earth's atmosphere.

Crater Mouth

A near perfectly symmetric crater geyser in the Old Faithful geothermal basin.

Henbury Sun

The sunshine after the rain at the Henbury Meteorite Crater Reserve in the desert.

Desert Rain

It rained in the desert on the night of our camp at Henbury Meteorite Crater Reserve.

Spinifex Circles

Spinifex rings grow on the edge of the Box Hole meteorite crater, with a shadow portrait for scale.

Camp Three

The third night was a camp out at the Henbury Meteorite Crater Reserve. It has become one of my favourite spots to camp and walk the crater rim.

Crater Stars

Star trails behind the impact craters of the Henbury meteorites in the Northern Territory.

Spinifex Doughnut

A walk inside the giant Tnorala Crater reveals some of these curious spinifex doughnuts. I remember reading a scientific article on why these patterns of spinifex appear, I can't remember where or why.

Crater Sunrise

Waiting a few more minutes after yesterday's photo, you see this magnificent sight. The first rays of sun glinting on the hills and trees in the morning.

Crater Dawn

The Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) impact crater at dawn. An ancient scar on an ancient land, under an ancient sun.

Inside The Crater

Inside the ancient crater remains you will find this sign, among other things.

Crater

One of the many small craters at the Henbury meteorite crater site south of Alice Springs.

Henbury Meteorite Crater

At the Henbury Meteorite Crater site south of Alice Springs you will find Henbury. This unique tree is also there. Another tree in the "what shape is that?" series.