Case file · Cosmic event
Pingualuit crater, the 'Crystal Eye of Nunavik'
A near-perfect round lake in northern Québec, photographed by aviators in 1943 and visited by prospector Fred Chubb in 1950, turned out to be a young meteorite crater.
1950 CE · 61.28, -73.66 · status: explained
The account
The Inuit name means 'pimples' for the raised rim; it was long known locally as a landmark. Chubb hoped it was a diamond-bearing volcanic pipe. Its age is about 1.4 million years, and its water is among the clearest in the world.