# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Public Talk: Meteorite Nite - South Africa's Meteorite Heritage and the Nqweba Meteorite Fall
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: ?✨Meteorite Nite - South Africa's Meteorite Heritage and the Nqweba Meteorite Fall of 25th August, 2024

n 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. Within minutes, a nine-year-old girl reported picking up a rock that she said she saw fall from the sky. 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. 

Fragments of the Nqweba Meteorite and other South African meteorites will be on display before and after the talk.

Join Roger Gibson a Professor of Structural Geology and Metamorphic Petrology in the School of Geosciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and is the author of 3 books, including Meteorite Impact!, about the world's largest impact structure near Vredefort in the Free State Province. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific papers on metamorphic rocks, structural geology, impact craters and meteorites focussing mostly on southern Africa but including craters in Libya, Ghana, Brazil, Mexico and the USA. He has participated in three successful meteorite recovery expeditions in Madagascar, Botswana and South Africa.

?Wednesday, 22 July 2026 | 18:00
? Talk on "Meteorite Nite - South Africa's Meteorite Heritage and the Nqweba Meteorite Fall of 25th August, 2024"
Tickets (available only via Webtickets): R20 per ticket https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Performance.aspx?itemid=1597519755

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- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/johannesburg/public-talk-meteorite-nite-south-africas-meteorite-heritage-and-the-nqweba-meteorite-fall/200030309235132
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Johannesburg
- **state**: GT
- **country**: South Africa
- **location**: University Of The Witwatersrand, Yale Rd, 2001 Braamfontein, South Africa
- **lat**: -26.18523
- **long**: 28.02684
- **full address**: University Of The Witwatersrand, Yale Rd, 2001 Braamfontein, South Africa, 92 Empire Rd, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Public Talk: Meteorite Nite - South Africa's Meteorite Heritage and the Nqweba Meteorite Fall being held?
  - **A:** Public Talk: Meteorite Nite - South Africa's Meteorite Heritage and the Nqweba Meteorite Fall takes place on Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 22 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm at University Of The Witwatersrand, Yale Rd, 2001 Braamfontein, South Africa, 92 Empire Rd, Johannesburg, 2001, South Africa.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Public Talk: Meteorite Nite - South Africa's Meteorite Heritage and the Nqweba Meteorite Fall?
  - **A:** Public Talk: Meteorite Nite - South Africa's Meteorite Heritage and the Nqweba Meteorite Fall is organized by Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, WITS University.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Public Talk: Meteorite Nite - South Africa's Meteorite Heritage and the Nqweba Meteorite Fall is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Johannesburg, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Public Talk: Meteorite Nite - South Africa's Meteorite Heritage and the Nqweba Meteorite Fall sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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