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Joël Lapointe from Quebec, Canada, was investigating the Côte-Nord region ahead of a camping trip using Google Maps when he found what could be a crater ... event of a meteor impact.
These are fractures that form in the bedrock beneath meteorite impact craters. “Those are essentially unequivocal evidence of meteorite impact,” Osinski said. The team hopes to visit the site ...
Researchers from the European Centre for Research and Teaching in Environmental Geosciences (CEREGE) are currently assessing the site to determine if it is indeed a meteorite impact crater.
You know, nine times out of 10 they’re not [craters],” added Osinski. A high volume of meteor craters discovered on Earth are in Canada. To find out more, Osinski and his team hope to ...
A Canadian outdoor enthusiast may have discovered evidence of a previously undiscovered ancient meteorite impact site.
The site is now considered a “strong contender” to be a meteorite impact crater. Samples from the site reveal zircon, a mineral that commonly forms after a major impact event. Scouting out a ...
"The topography is very suggestive of an impact," Mr Rochette noted. Potential meteorite impact crater discovered in Quebec's Côte-Nord region! Researchers are studying samples and hope to visit ...
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A man believes he found a meteor crater impact in Canada after searching the region on Google Maps for an upcoming camping trip. He’s a natural-born search engine. A ...