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Amateur Astronomer Finds 25-Kilometer Impact Crater While Scouting Quebec Campsite

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An amateur astronomer searching satellite maps for a potential campsite in Quebec instead helped scientists identify a massive impact crater believed to have formed about 390 million years ago. The circular feature near Lake Marsal in Quebec’s remote Côte-Nord region spans about 25 kilometers, or 16 miles. Researchers have named the structure Uhackatik after consulting […] The post Amateur Astronomer Finds 25-Kilometer Impact Crater While Scouting Quebec Campsite appeared first on Dallas Express .

First report: A strange circle on satellite maps turned out to be a 390-million-year-old impact crater — sciencedaily.com, 1d