Tswainge Crater Museum in South Africa Honors Eugene Shoemaker
A memorial in honor of Eugene Merle Shoemaker at the Tswaing impact crater in Tswane, South Africa Wikimedia Commons image credit NJR ZA
Compared to the Barringer Meteor Crater due to it well preserved condition and size, this crater has a small, hyper saline lake which over the centuries was mined for salt. The on-site museum features a plaque dedicated to Eugene Shoemaker who was the first to prove the Meteoric origin of Barringer Meteor Crater in 1963, and was awarded the Barringer Medal in 1984. Read the Barringer story here.
Enjoy a video discussing the formation and characteristics of Tswainge Crater on this Geology Hub Video