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| Couture Crater | |
|---|---|
| Lac Couture | |
 Landsat image of Couture Crater, 2015 | |
  Location within Quebec | |
| Location | |
| Impact crater structure | |
| Confidence | Confirmed |
| Diameter | c. 8 km |
| Depth | c. 150 meters |
| Age | c. 430 million years |
| Exposed | Yes |
Couture Crater is a crater in Northern Quebec, Canada. It was filled with water, making it also a lake. It is located near Hudson Bay in the Kativik territory. The crater is around 150 meters deep.[1]
Most of the lake covers an 8 km in diameter impact crater. The crater is estimated to have formed around 430 ± 25 million years ago.[2] Breccia, suggesting impact origin, is present in boulders at the surface on islands around the perimeter of the lake.[1] There is also a 25-meter central uplift in the lake floor, suggesting complex crater morphology.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Evidence Suggesting a Meteorite Impact Origin for Lac Couture, Quebec. Beals, C. S.; Dence, M. R.; Cohen, A. J., Astronomical Journal, Vol. 69, p. 134 (1964)
- ↑ "Couture". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- ↑ Flamini E., Coletta A., Battagliere M.L., Virelli M. (2019) Couture, Canada. In: Flamini E., Di Martino M., Coletta A. (eds) Encyclopedic Atlas of Terrestrial Impact Craters. Springer, Cham.
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