Comments on: New Quebec Crater http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/new-quebec-crater/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:07:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: TimothyPilgrim http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/new-quebec-crater/#comment-202035 TimothyPilgrim Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:06:09 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=237#comment-202035 Actually, this one was renamed the Pingualuit Crater in 1999. It's accepted that the bottom of the crater remained liquid water while most of North America was covered by glaciers so it's untouched and contains climate data in sediment going back 250,000 years. More good info can be found at the RASC-Ottawa Centre website. http://ottawa.rasc.ca/articles/odale_chuck/earth_craters/pingualuit/index.html Actually, this one was renamed the Pingualuit Crater in 1999. It’s accepted that the bottom of the crater remained liquid water while most of North America was covered by glaciers so it’s untouched and contains climate data in sediment going back 250,000 years.

More good info can be found at the RASC-Ottawa Centre website.

http://ottawa.rasc.ca/articles/odale_chuck/earth_craters/pingualuit/index.html

]]> By: Louis-Philippe http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/new-quebec-crater/#comment-2917 Louis-Philippe Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:47:14 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=237#comment-2917 Don't forget the biggest meteor impact of the Québec : http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.284180,-68.664551&spn=1.452942,2.026978&t=k&hl=en Don’t forget the biggest meteor impact of the Québec :

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Antoine http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/new-quebec-crater/#comment-2275 Antoine Sat, 28 May 2005 11:17:10 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=237#comment-2275 Here's one (a tiny one) in high resolution: the Odessa Crater in Texas: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Odessa,+TX&ll=31.755885,-102.480211&spn=0.008090,0.010664&t=k&hl=en Here’s one (a tiny one) in high resolution: the Odessa Crater in Texas:
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

]]> By: Jordan C http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/new-quebec-crater/#comment-2261 Jordan C Fri, 27 May 2005 22:14:22 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=237#comment-2261 Heh - I've been looking at some of the craters in the Earth Impact database. The few I've seen have all been just outside of the high detail areas. Oh, well... Heh - I’ve been looking at some of the craters in the Earth Impact database. The few I’ve seen have all been just outside of the high detail areas. Oh, well…

]]> By: Mat B http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/27/new-quebec-crater/#comment-2255 Mat B Fri, 27 May 2005 19:24:35 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/?p=237#comment-2255 WOW! Never seen one so perfectly round as this one. WOW! Never seen one so perfectly round as this one.

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