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Scientists Discover New Crater on the Moon, Bigger Than the Roman Colosseum, That Was Created in a ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Impact

Scientists believe the crater was caused by a space fragment the size of a three- to six-story building NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Intuitive Machines via AP Scientists have discovered a massive ...
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The Moon Just Got a Massive New Crater That’s Wider Than Two End-to-End Football Fields. It’s a ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Observation’

The moon is rocking a massive new crater—and it’s the largest recently formed one that’s been found in the entire solar system. Researchers described the new feature, as well as changes to the lunar ...
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NASA spots new crater on the moon the size of two football fields

A scientist reviewing NASA’s moon photos spotted a newly formed crater during a routine check, the agency announced Wednesday. “I just stopped, dropped everything, and started looking into what that ...
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Newly formed moon crater is once-in-a-century discovery

Sometime between April 11 and May 22, 2024, a comet or asteroid the size of a 3- to 6-story building hit the moon. But we didn’t know about it until someone scanning Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter maps ...
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NASA's moon orbiter has spotted an impact crater that only happens once a century

Sometime between April 11 and May 22, 2024, a comet or an asteroid that's about the size of a three- to six‑story building slammed into the lunar surface and made the largest modern-day crater in our ...
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A giant new moon crater is nothing next to its 4-mile bruise

An asteroid or comet chunk left a huge new crater on the moon that is teaching scientists the extent of how such an impact affects the soil. Credit: NASA / LRO Nobody saw it happen. No alarm sounded.
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The moon’s new crater is 728 feet wide and a once-in-a-century find

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Something Crashed Into the Moon in 2024, Leaving a Curiously Cold, ‘Once in a Century’ Crater

Scientists working with NASA to study the largest new crater ever found on the Moon say that it has created an over-4-mile-long “cold spot.” Reading time 3 minutes Two years ago, something about the ...
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NASA finds new impact crater on the moon, cold spot around it

Sept. 17 (UPI) --A scientist working for NASA discovered the largest newly formed crater ever found on the moon and a temperature change in the area surrounding it, the agency announced. During ...
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NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon

Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected. The steep-sided hole—about ...
Forbes

NASA Orbiter Discovers ‘Once-In-A-Century’ Moon Crater

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered a massive ...