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The Economic Times
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Canada man spots unusual circular pit on Google Maps, scientists say it may be a 390-million-year-old meteor impact crater, findings to be presented at global conference next month

What began as one man's observation of a strange circular feature in a remote part of Canada's Quebec has now become the focus of scientific research. Experts believe the formation could be a previously unknown meteor impact crater dating back nearly 390 million years.

The research will take another major step next month, when scientists present their findings at one of the world's biggest planetary science gatherings in Germany, reports CBC News.

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