What began as one amateur astronomer's search for a campsite has ended with the confirmation of the largest meteorite impact crater discovered on Earth since 2018.
Joël Lapointe, an amateur astronomer, discovered the 25-kilometer-wide Uhackatik crater near Lake Marsal, Quebec, while browsing satellite maps in 2024.science.nasa+1
Scientists found shatter cones confirming the structure as a meteorite impact roughly 390 million years old, the largest such discovery since 2018.sciencedaily+1
Formal recognition from the Meteoritical Society is pending, which would make it the first confirmed crater originally spotted by a member of the public.science.nasa+1