Manicouagan impact crater

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Manicouagan_impact_crater

GPTKB entity

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
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	gptkb: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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Manicouagan impact crater