- La Moinerie crater
La Moinerie is a
meteor crater inQuebec ,Canada . It is 8 km indiameter and the age is estimated to be 400 ± 50million year s (Silurian orDevonian ). The crater is exposed to the surface and filled with water, forming Lac La Moinerie. Glaciers have eroded many of La Moinerie crater's original physical features, including much of the central uplift.References
* Gold, D.P. Tanner, J.G. and Halliday, D.W. (1978) "The Lac La Moinerie crater: A probable impact site in New Quebec" (abstract). "Geological Society of America", v. 10, p. 44.
External links
* [http://www.unb.ca/passc/ImpactDatabase/ Earth Impact Database]
* [http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/articles/odale_chuck/earth_craters/la_moinerie/index.html Aerial Exploration of the La Moinerie Structure]
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