A new 225-meter (740-foot) crater appeared on the Moon while nobody was looking.
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The new lunar impact obliterated the local terrain and scattered debris up to 120 kilometers away.
Image shows the region before impact; red line indicates the location of the new crater rim.
[PDF link]
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2026/pdf/1896.pdf #science #technology #space #nature
@coreyspowell WOW!
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The new lunar impact obliterated the local terrain and scattered debris up to 120 kilometers away.
Image shows the region before impact; red line indicates the location of the new crater rim.
[PDF link]
https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2026/pdf/1896.pdf #science #technology #space #nature
@coreyspowell no after pics? Otherwise it's just someone's red circle
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@coreyspowell no after pics? Otherwise it's just someone's red circle
@Lizette603_23 @coreyspowell the after pic is in the previous post
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@Lizette603_23 @coreyspowell the after pic is in the previous post
@btuftin ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thank you.
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@Lizette603_23 @coreyspowell the after pic is in the previous post
@btuftin that's a hell of a crater
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A new 225-meter (740-foot) crater appeared on the Moon while nobody was looking. NASA's lunar orbiter imaged the dramatic aftermath.
Such large impacts are once-in-a-century events. This one happened in the spring of 2024.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-new-crater-nasa-orbiter #space #science #nature #nasa
Thanks for having our back, Luna.
But next time you can let wunna them suckers just skate on by.
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A new 225-meter (740-foot) crater appeared on the Moon while nobody was looking. NASA's lunar orbiter imaged the dramatic aftermath.
Such large impacts are once-in-a-century events. This one happened in the spring of 2024.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-new-crater-nasa-orbiter #space #science #nature #nasa
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A new 225-meter (740-foot) crater appeared on the Moon while nobody was looking. NASA's lunar orbiter imaged the dramatic aftermath.
Such large impacts are once-in-a-century events. This one happened in the spring of 2024.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-new-crater-nasa-orbiter #space #science #nature #nasa
That's an ideal spot for a moonbase, since what are the odds another one will hit it!
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A new 225-meter (740-foot) crater appeared on the Moon while nobody was looking. NASA's lunar orbiter imaged the dramatic aftermath.
Such large impacts are once-in-a-century events. This one happened in the spring of 2024.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-new-crater-nasa-orbiter #space #science #nature #nasa
@coreyspowell
That'll buff right out, Corey, but I'd guess that it blowed up real good when it hit the surface of the moon. -
@stefani @coreyspowell
How many giraffes in a football field? -
@coreyspowell also, "as wide as two American football fields (are wide)"? OR
"as wide as two American football fields (are long)"?
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A new 225-meter (740-foot) crater appeared on the Moon while nobody was looking. NASA's lunar orbiter imaged the dramatic aftermath.
Such large impacts are once-in-a-century events. This one happened in the spring of 2024.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-new-crater-nasa-orbiter #space #science #nature #nasa
@coreyspowell
How deep would the colony/moonbase need to be to not all be killed by that, I wonder. -
A new 225-meter (740-foot) crater appeared on the Moon while nobody was looking. NASA's lunar orbiter imaged the dramatic aftermath.
Such large impacts are once-in-a-century events. This one happened in the spring of 2024.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-new-crater-nasa-orbiter #space #science #nature #nasa
@coreyspowell How big would the crater have been if it had hit the Earth instead? The article doesn't say, but I guess presumably nearly the same size?
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@coreyspowell How big would the crater have been if it had hit the Earth instead? The article doesn't say, but I guess presumably nearly the same size?
No, I would think substantially smaller. Atmosphere would break it up, in parts, slow bits down. And the ejected material would also not necessarily get that far.
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A new 225-meter (740-foot) crater appeared on the Moon while nobody was looking. NASA's lunar orbiter imaged the dramatic aftermath.
Such large impacts are once-in-a-century events. This one happened in the spring of 2024.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-new-crater-nasa-orbiter #space #science #nature #nasa
@coreyspowell
That’s where India reverse parked. -
A new 225-meter (740-foot) crater appeared on the Moon while nobody was looking. NASA's lunar orbiter imaged the dramatic aftermath.
Such large impacts are once-in-a-century events. This one happened in the spring of 2024.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/moon-new-crater-nasa-orbiter #space #science #nature #nasa
