Asteroid hit the moon and flung rocks 120 kilometres from the crater
The crater site, before and after impact NASA/Mark S. Robinson et al. 2026 A newly formed crater on the moon is teaching us about our nearest neighbour’s complex geology. The crater, formed by an asteroid impact in 2024, is the largest that we’ve…
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Published3 d ago (Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:00:00 GMT)
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AuthorLeah Crane