Amateur astronomer leads scientists to a massive 390-million-year-old impact crater in Quebec
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"Amateur astronomer leads scientists to a massive 390-million-year-old impact crater in Quebec" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Dallas Express, SciTechDaily and The Brighter Side of News. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (3)
- Amateur Astronomer Finds 25-Kilometer Impact Crater While Scouting Quebec Campsite Dallas Express · 1d ago
- He Was Looking for a Campsite. He Found a Massive Impact Crater SciTechDaily · 1d ago
- Amateur astronomer leads scientists to a massive 390-million-year-old impact crater in Quebec The Brighter Side of News · 1d ago
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