File:Pingualuit Crater, Nunavik Province, Canada (ASTER).jpg
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DescriptionPingualuit Crater, Nunavik Province, Canada (ASTER).jpg |
English: In Nunavik Province, far northern Canada, the Pingualuit Crater is known as the “Crystal Eye” to the Inuit. Once thought to be a possible diamond-bearing kimberlite pipe, the 3.5 km diameter circular structure is now known to be a meteor crater, formed about 1.4 million years ago. The image was acquired October 1, 2021, covers an area of 14.9 by 15.2 km, and is located at 61.3 degrees north, 73.7 degrees west. |
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Date | Taken on 1 October 2021 | ||
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Pingualuit Crater, Nunavik Province, Canada (direct link)
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Author | NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team |
Object location | 61° 18′ 00″ N, 73° 42′ 00″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 61.300000; -73.700000 |
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This media is a product of the Terra mission Credit and attribution belongs to the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) team, NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems |
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