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Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) Conservation Reserve Description
Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) Conservation Reserve, the gigantic crater left by a comet which hit the earth well over 100 million years ago, was discovered by Ernest Giles in 1872 and named after Harry Gosse, a telegraph operator in Alice Springs. It has yielded much valuable scientific information, particularly by satellite photographs. The crater and its rim have been much worn down by weathering.

Tnorala (Gosse Bluff) Conservation Reserve is of great importance to the Western Arrernte Aboriginal people. The area is said to have been formed by a baby falling out of its wooden carrier while women were dancing across the Milky Way.
Hobbies & Activities category: Observe ethnic peoples, folk customs;  Minerals, geology attraction, mining;  Provincial or municipal park;  Scenic site or route;  Science, technology attraction or museum
Address
Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory Alice Springs Region
Box 2130
South Stuart Highway
Alice Springs, NT 0870
Australia
http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/parks/find/arltunga.html
Tips
Access with all-terrain vehicle on Hermannsburg-Redbank road (permit required for traveling through Aboriginal territory).
Some areas of the reserve are restricted.
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