Pingualuit crater

Pingualuit Crater
New Quebec Crater
Chubb Crater
Image of Pingualuit Crater from Landsat 7 satellite image
Satellite image of Pingualuit Crater
Impact crater/structure
Confidenceconfirmed[1]
Diameter3.44 km (2.14 mi)
Depth400 m (1,300 ft)
Rise160 m (520 ft)
Age1.4 ± 0.1 Ma
Exposedyes
Drilledyes
Bolide typeChondrite
Translationpimple[2] (Inuit)
Location
Coordinates61°16′39″N 73°39′36″W / 61.27750°N 73.66000°W / 61.27750; -73.66000
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
DistrictNord-du-Québec
MunicipalityKativik, Quebec
Pingualuit Crater is located in Quebec
Pingualuit Crater
Pingualuit Crater
Location in Quebec

The Pingualuit Crater (French: Cratère des Pingualuit; from Inuit "pimple"),[2] formerly called the "Chubb Crater" and later the "New Quebec Crater" (French: Cratère du Nouveau-Québec), is a relatively young impact crater located on the Ungava Peninsula in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada. It is 3.44 km (2.14 mi) in diameter, and is estimated to be 1.4 ± 0.1 million years old (Pleistocene).[1] The crater and the surrounding area are now part of Pingualuit National Park. The only species of fish in the crater lake is the Arctic char.

  1. ^ a b "New Quebec". Earth Impact Database. Planetary and Space Science Centre University of New Brunswick Fredericton. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  2. ^ a b "Pingualuit (National Park)". Nunavik Parks. Retrieved 2017-11-25.