<p>On June 20, 1943, Pingualuit Crater (formerly known as Chubb Crater and as the New Quebec Crater) was first photographed by a U.S. Army Air Force crew during a meterological flight over northern Quebec. Formed approximately 1.4 million years ago by a meteorite impact, the 2.1-mile-wide (3.4 kilometers) crater has an unusually circular shape resulting<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/june-20-1955-pingualuit-crater-is-discovered/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"June 20, 1955: Pingualuit Crater is discovered"</span></a></p>
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On June 20, 1943, Pingualuit Crater (formerly known as Chubb Crater and as the New Quebec Crater) was first photographed by a U.S. Army Air Force crew during a meterological flight over northern Quebec. Formed approximately 1.4 million years ago by a meteorite impact, the 2.1-mile-wide (3.4 kilometers) crater has an unusually circular shape resultingContinue reading “June 20, 1955: Pingualuit Crater is discovered”
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