It’s larger than Greater London and lies in the crater of an asteroid that struck Earth 214 million years ago… Now it’s home to black bears
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Where it stands
"It’s larger than Greater London and lies in the crater of an asteroid that struck Earth 214 million years ago… Now it’s home to black bears" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Moneycontrol.com, Newser, Metro.co.uk and BBC Wildlife Magazine. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by Newsylist's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
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Coverage (4)
- This 350-million-year-old meteorite crater stayed hidden for ages in Canada—until Google maps... Moneycontrol.com · 4h ago
- This Could Be the First Meteor Crater Found by an Amateur Newser · 4h ago
- Man stumbles on meteor crater planning camping trip on Google Maps Metro.co.uk · 4h ago
- It’s larger than Greater London and lies in the crater of an asteroid that struck Earth 214 million years ago… Now it’s home to black bears BBC Wildlife Magazine · 4h ago broke it first
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