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Manicouagan Reservoir 12/1983

auteur: Nasa/Novapix

référence: t-cra06-00005

Image Size 300 DPI: 44 * 44 cm

The Manicouagan reservoir, a large annular lake, marks the site of an impact crater 60 miles (100 kilometers) wide, formed almost 212 million years ago when a large meteorite hit Earth. Image taken from the STS-9 space shuttle Columbia over Quebec Province, Canada.

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1983 - CANADA - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - IMPACT - IMPACT CRATER - MANICOUAGAN - QUEBEC - STS-9 - TRIASSIC -