Giant pit discovered by hiker on Google Maps confirmed to be 390 million-year-old meteor impact crater

Joël Lapointe was using Google Maps to plan a camping trail through Quebec's Côte-Nord region when he stumbled across a large ...
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Scientists confirm that 15-mile-wide pit found on Google Maps is ancient meteor crater

Joël Lapointe was using Google Maps to plan a camping trail through Quebec's Côte-Nord region when he stumbled across a large ...

He saw a pit on Google Maps. It turned out to be a 390-million-year-old meteor crater

Joël Lapointe, stumbled upon what he thought looked like a suspicious pit in Quebec's Côte-Nord region while he was wandering ...
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Scientists Double Down on Age of What Might Be Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater, Dating It, Again, at More Than Three Billion Years Old

Last year, geologists dated the crater in Western Australia at 3.47 billion years old, which was disputed by other experts.
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Meteor Crater Natural Landmark

Did you know that Arizona is home to the world's best-preserved meteorite impact site? The Meteor Crater Natural Landmark is ...

Hapcheon Meteorite Impact Crater Suggests New Possibilities for Origins of Life Research

The Hapcheon Meteorite Impact Crater, located in the Chogye and Jeokjung-myeon areas of Hapcheon County, South Gyeongsang ...

We know more about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs

Researchers just uncovered more about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago - Findings really ...

Meteorite that wiped out dinosaurs helped create underground life haven for eight million years

The cataclysmic meteorite impact that wiped the dinosaurs also inadvertently forged a subterranean haven for life, sustaining it for an astonishing eight million years, a new study reveals.