Asteroid collision formed huge craters on Moon within minutes
A new study suggests the craters were dug out by rocky debris after the lunar surface was struck around 3.8 billion years ago ...
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Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...
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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Two of the Moon’s Grand Canyons Were Formed in Just Ten Violent Minutes, New Study Suggests
Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
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Is the moon still geologically active? Evidence says it's possible
facilitating more volcanism on the side of the moon that faces Earth. The result is that the far side has very few maria, and so doesn't have the long wrinkle ridges that the near side has.
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Crater-diving hopper 'Gracie' will launch to the moon aboard private Athena lander this month
The rocket-powered Gracie will conduct five hops during its short lunar stay, including one into the depths of a shadowy ...
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Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
The extraordinary formations, each comparable in size to Earth’s Grand Canyon, are hidden on the far side of the moon — the side that always faces away ... many impact craters on Earth have ...
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Is the moon still geologically active? Evidence says it's possible
Meanwhile, the radioactive isotopes were deposited on the near side, where the heat they produced from radioactive decay melted the rock, facilitating more volcanism on the side of the moon that faces ...