Asteroid slams into moon and creates a 728-foot wide crater
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has confirmed the largest newly formed crater ever discovered in the solar system, created by an asteroid or comet impact on the Moon estimated to happen only once every 132 years. The crater, named McGetchin after lunar scientist Thomas McGetchin, measures 728 feet wide and 141 feet deep, roughly the size […] The post Asteroid slams into moon and creates a 728-foot wide crater appeared first on Rolling Out.
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has confirmed the largest newly formed crater ever discovered in the solar system, created by an asteroid or comet impact on the Moon estimated to happen only once every 132 years. The crater, named McGetchin after lunar scientist Thomas McGetchin, measures 728 feet wide and 141 feet deep, roughly the size […]
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