An intrepid hiker just found something unbelievable on Google Maps — and it’s been hiding in plain sight for 390 million years

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• An amateur astronomer has discovered a meteorite crater on Google Maps
• The crater is thought to be 390 million years old
• The finding was verified when a scientists visited the site and found telltale rock formations

Sometimes, I find myself idly browsing Google Maps, marveling at the wondrous locations I can spy from a satellite’s vantage point. Sadly, though, I’ve never discovered a 390-million-year-old meteorite crater while enjoying my nerdy pastime — but one clever Canadian has just managed to do exactly that.