A man from Canada discovered a possible ancient meteor crater while planning a trip using Google Maps.
Further investigation is being conducted to verify the authenticity of the potential ancient find.
If you see something unusual, it could be an ancient discovery.
A space rock may have left a crater in the Côte-Nord region, as discovered by Joël Lapointe from Quebec, Canada, while using Google Maps for a camping trip preparation.
Using Google Map's satellite view, Lapointe discovered an unusual pit.
Pierre Rochette, a French geophysicist, believed the discovery of the strange pit could be a rare find, so Lapointe contacted him to investigate further.
Rochette informed CBC News that the topography appeared to indicate an impact based on his observation.
At least one sample from the site contained zircon, a mineral that undergoes transformation in the event of a meteor impact, which Rochette discovered later.
Further investigation is being conducted to obtain more conclusive information regarding the possible rarity of the discovery.
"Tara Hayden, a postdoctoral associate at Western University's department of Earth sciences, shared with CBC that impact craters can provide us with information about when they were delivered to Earth. This connection between Earth and the outside universe is fascinating, she said."
Scientists can better comprehend the history, present, and future of collisions across the solar system by studying impact craters, according to the American Museum of Natural History.
An Earth sciences professor at Western University, Gordon Osinski, informed CBC that there have been 200 confirmed impact craters in total, with 31 of them discovered in Canada.
True discoveries are very rare, as many geologists search for a find like this one.
With Google Earth, it's quite easy to locate circular or semicircular structures. However, Osinski stated that nine out of 10 of them are not craters.
Osinski and his team will investigate the find on location.
"It's not often that it happens," Osinski told CBC, "but it's incredibly thrilling."
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