He Was Looking for a Campsite. He Found a Massive Impact Crater
- Amateur astronomer Joël Lapointe spotted a circular feature near Lake Marsal, Quebec, while searching satellite maps for a campsite.
- Researchers named the approximately 25-kilometer structure Uhackatik after consulting the Innu Council of Ekuanitshit.
- An expedition found shatter cones and a central uplift, supporting the conclusion that the feature is an ancient impact crater rather than a volcanic formation.
- Rock samples suggest the impact occurred about 390 million years ago, but formal recognition by the Meteoritical Society remains pending.
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He Was Looking for a Campsite. He Found a Massive Impact Crater
A camping search on satellite maps led to the discovery of a massive 390-million-year-old impact crater hidden in the Quebec wilderness. An amateur astronomer searching satellite imagery for possible camping spots in Quebec ended up noticing something far more unusual: a previously unrecognized impact crater. Only about 200 impact structures have been confirmed worldwide, although [...]
Amateur Astronomer Finds 25-km Quebec Impact Crater
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 […]
He was simply looking for a quiet spot where to camp in Quebec when a strange circular shape appeared on Google Maps drew his attention. Two years later, an expedition conducted under particularly difficult conditions has just revealed what is really hiding around the lake...
The search for a campsite on satellite maps resulted in the discovery of an impact crater of 390 million years, hidden in the wild region of Quebec. The finding was...
A routine camping trip turned into an unexpected scientific discovery. Canadian amateur astronomer Joël Lapointe was studying satellite maps when he noticed a strange circular formation in a remote part of Quebec.
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