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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
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                       Manicouagan Impact Crater from Space   
           Image Credit: NASA, International Space Station Expedition 59   
      
      Explanation: Orbiting 400 kilometers above Quebec, Canada, planet   
      Earth, the International Space Station Expedition 59 crew captured this   
      snapshot of the broad St. Lawrence River and curiously circular Lake   
      Manicouagan on April 11. Right of center, the ring-shaped lake is a   
      modern reservoir within the eroded remnant of an ancient 100 kilometer   
      diameter impact crater. The ancient crater is very conspicuous from   
      orbit, a visible reminder that Earth is vulnerable to rocks from space.   
      Over 200 million years old, the Manicouagan crater was likely caused by   
      the impact of a rocky body about 5 kilometers in diameter. Currently,   
      there is no known asteroid with a significant probability of impacting   
      Earth in the next century. Each month, NASACÇÖs Planetary Defense   
      Coordination Office releases an update featuring the most recent   
      figures on near-Earth object close approaches, and other facts about   
      comets and asteroids that could pose a potential impact hazard with   
      Earth.   
      
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