Manicouagan impact crater

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Manicouagan_impact_crater
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:lunar_impact_crater
gptkbp:age about 214 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Manicouagan_Reservoir
gptkbp:coordinates 51°23′N 68°42′W
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:diameter about 70 kilometers
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Reginald_Aldworth_Daly
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1960s
gptkbp:feature gptkb:Manicouagan_Reservoir
gptkbp:formedBy asteroid impact
gptkbp:hasCentralPeak gptkb:Mount_Babel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Manicouagan impact crater
gptkbp:impactEvent Triassic–Jurassic extinction event (possible link)
gptkbp:lake gptkb:Manicouagan_Reservoir
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Quebec
gptkbp:notableFor one of the largest impact craters on Earth
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Canadian_Shield
gptkbp:period gptkb:Late_Triassic
gptkbp:preserves well-preserved
gptkbp:province gptkb:Quebec
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Rochechouart_impact_structure
Morokweng crater
Obolon crater
Red Wing crater
Saint Martin crater
gptkbp:shape ring-shaped
gptkbp:structure annular lake
gptkbp:type complex crater
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus not a World Heritage Site
gptkbp:usedFor hydroelectric power
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manicouagan_Reservoir
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7