The Wolfe Creek crater can be found on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert and significant meteorite fragments have been collected from the site. The crater is the second largest crater in the world and is 880 metres in diameter.

The crater is known to Aboriginal people as Kandimalal and it features in Dreaming stories.

Scientists have dated meteorite fragments and suggest that the meteor hit the site approximately 300,000 years ago. It is estimated that the meteor would have weighed 50,000 tonnes, travelling 15 kilometres per second.

Today, the floor of the crater lies 60 metres below the rim and is home to a range of flora and fauna.

Explore the rim of the Wolfe Creek meteorite crater and be overwhelmed by space, time and nature.

Location: Wolfe Creek Crater National Park is located 145 kilometres from Halls Creek via the Tanami Road (gravel and only accessible to conventional vehicles during the dry season). Halls Creek is 685 east of Broome and 361 kilometres south west of Kununurra.

Australia’s North West