'Meteorite Nite - SA's Meteorite Heritage: Nqweba Meteorite' by Professor Roger Gibson
| When: | Wednesday, 22 July 2026 |
| Where: | Wits Anglo American Digital Dome |
| Start time: | 6:00 |
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| Cost: | R20 per person; on Webtickets or at the door. |
Join Prof Roger Gibson's public talk called 'Meteorite Nite - SA's Meteorite Heritage: Nqweba Meteorite'.
On 25 August 2024, videos and photographs surfaced on social media of a bright, rapidly-moving fireball in the sky above the Eastern Cape Province that was followed by loud thunder and ground tremors. What became known as the Nqweba Event captured international attention and delivered a rare type of meteorite. In this talk, Prof. Roger Gibson of the School of Geosciences will describe South Africa's meteorite heritage and present the results of the scientific investigation into the fireball phenomenon and the meteorite.
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