Scientists Finally Solve the Mystery of a 15-Mile-Wide Pit Spotted on Google Maps

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Scientists confirmed Uhackatik as a 390-million-year-old meteorite crater in remote Quebec.

A Camping Search Started the Investigation

The Structure Is About 15.5 Miles Wide

Early Rock Samples Offered an Important Clue

Scientists Had to Reach the Site Themselves

Shatter Cones Provided Diagnostic Evidence

Entire Cliffs Had Melted During the Collision

The Impact Happened Around 390 Million Years Ago

The Crater Has Survived Remarkably Well

Discoveries of This Size Are Unusually Rare

It Has Been Named Uhackatik

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A strange shape seen from above can have many explanations, from volcanic activity to ordinary erosion. Proving that something far more dramatic happened requires evidence that survives intense scientific scrutiny.

That evidence was hidden across difficult terrain and inside rocks altered long ago. What researchers eventually found transformed an intriguing digital observation into a major geological discovery.

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