Case file · Cosmic event

Hiawatha crater found under the ice

In 2018, radar surveys revealed a 31 km impact crater buried under the Hiawatha Glacier in north-west Greenland.

2018 CE · 78.73, -66.60 · status: official

The account

It was first suspected to be very young, fuelling speculation about a link to climate swings at the end of the Ice Age; later dating placed the impact around 58 million years ago.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Hiawatha Glacier
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