Maps and Meteorites: Citizen Science Reveals a 390-Million-Year-Old Crater
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An amateur astronomer in Québec spotted a 15.5‑mile circular feature on Google Maps. A field visit confirmed it as a meteorite crater dating about 390 million years, thanks to impact melt-rock and shatter cones, with findings to be presented at the Meteoritical Society Meeting—highlighting the value of citizen science.
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