A Direct Hit? New Study Redefines the Moon’s Largest Crater
Scientists have long thought that the South Pole-Aitken basin was formed by a shallow-angle impact, but new research suggests ...
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Asteroid impact carved two Grand Canyon-sized valleys on the Moon in under 10 minutes
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
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Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
While many impact craters on Earth have long disappeared due to erosion and other natural factors, the moon’s craters can help researchers better understand what happened on Earth billions of ...
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The Biggest Crater on The Moon Is Much Bigger Than We Ever Realized
The biggest and oldest of these scars is a monster crater, one of the largest, not just on the Moon, but in the entire Solar System. The South Pole-Aitken basin covers nearly a quarter of the Moon ...
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The moon's grand canyons were carved in the blink of an eye
They used images obtained by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to carefully map the crater, the canyons, and the deposits of ejected rock that rained back down. Sponsor Message When the impactor ...