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meteorite crater

1 recorded attention episode across US.

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WITT Attention Index for meteorite crater in US. It combines a public traffic bucket, change in that bucket, attached coverage and cross-region presence.

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Observed	Traffic bucket	Attention Index
Jul 23, 06:20 UTC	2000+	59.6
Jul 23, 06:30 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 06:40 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 06:50 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 07:00 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 07:10 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 07:20 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 07:30 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 07:40 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 07:50 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 08:00 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 08:10 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 08:20 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 08:30 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 08:40 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 08:50 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 09:00 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 09:10 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 09:20 UTC	2000+	58.6
Jul 23, 09:30 UTC	2000+	58.6

Episode history

igniting US

July 23, 2026

Peak index: 60
Detected: 06:20 UTC
Status: active

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Verified explanations

igniting Science 2 hours ago

A 390-Million-Year-Old Secret: How an Amateur Astronomer Found a Massive Crater on Google Maps

The Uhackatik crater, a 15-mile-wide impact site in Quebec, is trending because it was recently confirmed by professional geologists following a 2023 Google Maps observation by an amateur astronomer. The discovery is significant for its size and the well-preserved evidence of shock metamorphism, which will be formally presented to the scientific community in August 2026.

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