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An Amateur Astronomer Using Google Maps Spotted a Strange Indentation. It Turned Out to Be a Meteorite Crater From 390 Million Years Ago

Scientists confirmed the astronomer’s suspicions with an expedition to the site in Quebec. The discovery offers a rare case ...

A mysterious 15-mile-wide pit found on Google Maps sparked a massive scientific investigation: Now there is finally an answer

The origin of a 390-million-year-old crater from a meteorite, initially discovered on Google Maps, has been confirmed in the ...
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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 ...

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 ...

Canada man spots unusual circular pit on Google Maps, scientists say it may be a 390-million-year-old meteor impact crater, findings to be presented at global conf…

A Quebec resident's Google Maps observation led to scientific research in 2024 and scientists believe a remote circular ...