Ancient meteor crater, Google Maps
Possible ancient meteor crater found by Canadian man planning trip using Google Maps
While a Quebec man was planning a camping trip, he stumbled upon a strange pit. After reaching out to professional, it was determined his find could be a crater left by a space rock.
A Camper Was Playing With Google Maps—and Stumbled Upon a Likely Ancient Impact Crater
A man planning a camping trip using Google Maps ran across a uniquely curved spherical pit in Quebec and started asking questions. 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.
He saw a suspicious pit on Google Maps. Experts say it could be a crater from an ancient space rock
Joël Lapointe was mapping his camping route on Google Maps when he noticed an odd circular pit in Quebec’s Côte-Nord region. Now, scientists are studying samples from the site with the hope of a 2025 field trip.
Man may have discovered ‘super exciting’ ancient meteor crater — just by looking at Google Maps
Curious, he passed along his findings to geophysicist Pierre Rochette, who told the Canadian Broadcasting Company the crater — surrounded ... after events such as meteor impacts.
Man accidentally finds an ancient meteor crater on Google Maps
Earth sciences professor at Western University Dr Gordon Osinski told CBC that circular structures are often spotted on Google Earth or Google Maps, but nine times out of ten they turn out to be geological quirks, not craters. However, of the new discovery, he said: ‘It’s super exciting. It doesn’t happen too often.’
Google Maps user stumbles upon what could be crater from impact of giant asteroid
A camper scrolling through Google Maps has stumbled upon what could be a crater caused by a giant asteroid impact in Canada. Joël Lapointe discovered the likely crater with a spherical pit of about 15km (9.3miles) across surrounding Marsal Lake in Quebec ’s Côte-Nord region, CBS News reported.
Canada Man Spots Suspicious Pit On Google Maps, Experts Say It Could Be Meteorite Impact Crater
The team has already received samples from the site, and preliminary analysis reveals that at least one contains zircon, a mineral that transforms the intense pressure and heat of a meteorite impact. Mr Rochette said the discovery of such a site would be "major" since the last meteorite of this size was discovered in 2013.
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