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The moon's largest crater didn't form in the way we thought

The moon’s oldest and largest crater didn’t form in the way astronomers thought, according to a detailed analysis of its shape, which would rewrite the moon’s early history. The South Pole-Aitken (SPA ...
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Exploring Idaho: The cosmic appeal of Craters of the Moon

CAREY, Idaho — It's where black lava rock stretches for miles, broken only by the flowers that bloom in the cracks. This is a place so unique, it could pass for another celestial body. Except it's not ...
Astronomy

Why NASA is targeting the Moon’s south pole for Artemis

The lunar south pole is emerging as a critical destination for international space exploration, driven by the prospect of discovering water resources and advancing scientific understanding, all ...
Futurism

There’s Something Really Strange About the Moon’s Largest Crater, Where NASA Astronauts Are Due to Land

Scientists have found that we may have been wrong about how the Moon’s largest crater, the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, formed roughly 4.3 billion years ago. As detailed in a new paper published in ...