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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Manicouagan Impact Crater from Space
NASA ^
| 25 May, 2024
| Image Credit: NASA, International Space Station Expedition 59
Posted on 05/25/2024 12:25:37 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Orbiting 400 kilometers above Quebec, Canada, planet Earth, the International Space Station Expedition 59 crew captured this snapshot of the broad St. Lawrence River and curiously circular Lake Manicouagan on April 11. Right of center, the ring-shaped lake is a modern reservoir within the eroded remnant of an ancient 100 kilometer diameter impact crater. The ancient crater is very conspicuous from orbit, a visible reminder that Earth is vulnerable to rocks from space. Over 200 million years old, the Manicouagan crater was likely caused by the impact of a rocky body about 5 kilometers in diameter. Currently, there is no known asteroid with a significant probability of impacting Earth in the next century. Each month, NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office releases an update featuring the most recent figures on near-Earth object close approaches, and other facts about comets and asteroids that could pose a potential impact hazard with Earth.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; asteroid; asteroids; astronomy; bullseye; catastrophism; impact; lakemanicouagan; manicouagan; nasa; science
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posted on
05/25/2024 12:25:53 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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Pinging the APOD list
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posted on
05/25/2024 12:26:27 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
I hope it did not hit any of you.
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posted on
05/25/2024 12:31:24 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
I hope it did not hit any of you.
Well, they say it's over 200 million years old, so it missed Cher by at least 350 years
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posted on
05/25/2024 12:35:50 PM PDT
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verum ago
(I figure some people must truly be in love, for only love can be so blind.)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
05/25/2024 12:44:25 PM PDT
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null and void
(“No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up”. ~ Lily Tomlin)
To: verum ago
MtnClimber ~
I hope it did not hit any of you. verum ago ~ Well, they say it's over 200 million years old, so it missed Cher by at least 350 years
How did biden and Mick Jagger survive?
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posted on
05/25/2024 12:47:38 PM PDT
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null and void
(“No matter how cynical you become, it’s never enough to keep up”. ~ Lily Tomlin)
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posted on
05/25/2024 1:00:16 PM PDT
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No name given
(Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
To: MtnClimber
Lots of nickel mined there. The remnants of the rock that landed
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posted on
05/25/2024 1:02:10 PM PDT
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Nateman
(Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
To: verum ago
it missed Cher by at least 350 years But, it could have hit Nazi Pelosi.
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posted on
05/25/2024 1:15:36 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: null and void
Keith Richard’s said it was close, but skated by.
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posted on
05/25/2024 2:10:17 PM PDT
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Vermont Lt
(Don’t vote for anyone over 70 years old. Get rid of the geriatric politicians.)
To: null and void
“How did biden and Mick Jagger survive?”
Biden picked them up when he was driving semis for Georgia Pacific in Johannesburg.
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posted on
05/25/2024 2:47:56 PM PDT
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Organic Panic
(Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
To: MtnClimber
Inside that circle I see two eyes and a big frown.
To: MtnClimber
As I recall that’s where former PM Brian Mulroney was from.
To: MtnClimber
...there is no known asteroid.......................
That’s the problem...........
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posted on
05/28/2024 6:07:14 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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This topic was posted , thanks MtnClimber.
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09/10/2024 5:56:37 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
To: MtnClimber; SunkenCiv
It is a Smiley Face!..................
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posted on
09/10/2024 6:04:26 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Doctor Congo
Inside that circle I see two eyes and a big frown.Angry Asteroid?
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posted on
09/10/2024 6:11:58 AM PDT
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BlueLancer
(Think of it as evolution in action. [Oath of Fealty - Pournelle and Niven])
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