NASA discovers a once-in-a-century impact blasted a 728-foot crater into the Moon
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has discovered an extremely young crater on the Moon that the US space agency says is the largest newly formed impact crater ever discovered in the solar system. The object, called McGetchin, gives scientists a rare opportunity to compare the same part of the lunar surface before and after a major impact. The crater is about 222 meters in diameter and approximately 43 meters deep. According to NASA, it w…
Experts estimate that "an impact of this magnitude occurs only once every 132 years"
A routine analysis of Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) data led NASA scientists to identify one of the most recent and impressive discoveries of the Moon's surface: a newly formed impact crater with 222 meters in diameter. McGetchin's baptized structure, in honor of Lunar scientist Tom McGetchin, is approximately 43 meters deep. According to researchers, it arose after the collision of an asteroid or comet with estimated dimensions similar to …
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