Google Maps Canada meteorite discovery
Definition
A viral phenomenon or reported event wherein users claim to have identified a meteorite impact site or celestial object remnants within Canadian wilderness using satellite imagery provided by Google Maps.
A colloquial term for the digital-age archeology of scanning terrestrial satellite views to hunt for space rocks that geological surveys somehow managed to overlook.
Examples
I spent three hours scouring the Yukon on Google Maps Canada looking for a meteorite discovery, but all I found was a very lonely moose.
Most people use the internet for important correspondence, but my neighbor spends his weekends chasing a Google Maps Canada meteorite discovery that is likely just a patch of scorched lichen.
Attempting a Google Maps Canada meteorite discovery is the modern equivalent of gold panning, except you are guaranteed to stay dry and significantly more disappointed.