La Moinerie crater

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Lac La Moinerie, Quebec, Canada, as seen from Earth orbit. Image courtesy NASA.

La Moinerie is a meteor crater in Quebec, Canada. It is 8 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 400 ± 50 million years (Silurian or Devonian). 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

• Earth Impact Database
• Aerial Exploration of the La Moinerie Structure

Coordinates: 57°26′N, 66°37′W

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