Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
Scientists have long thought that the South Pole-Aitken basin was formed by a shallow-angle impact, but new research suggests ...
Two such lunar canyons, Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, stretch over 270 km (168 miles) each, with depths of 2.7 km ...
About 3.8 billion years ago, two massive canyons likely formed on the moon in a span of less than 10 minutes, according to ...
The far side of the Moon has its own versions of the Grand Canyon—two of them, in fact! A new study explains how these deep ...
India's Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved a historic soft landing on the Moon's South Pole on August 23, 2023. ISRO's study ...
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
The vast valleys of Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck demonstrate the incredible forces that shaped the face of the Moon.
More than 3 billion years ago, when the Moon's volcanic mare (the dark lunar "seas") were formed, the Moon was rife with ...
Learn about the scientific efforts to map the lunar landing site and uncover its connection to the emergence of life on Earth ...