Smithsonian Magazine on MSN8d
Two of the Moon’s Grand Canyons Were Formed in Just Ten Violent Minutes, New Study SuggestsScientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
A new study suggests the craters were dug out by rocky debris after the lunar surface was struck around 3.8 billion years ago ...
Scientists have long thought that the South Pole-Aitken basin was formed by a shallow-angle impact, but new research suggests ...
ZME Science on MSN5d
The moon has its own Grand Canyon that was created in just 10 minutesTwo such lunar canyons, Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, stretch over 270 km (168 miles) each, with depths of 2.7 km ...
A vast impact crater near the moon’s south pole was formed by an asteroid moving at more than a kilometre a second, releasing energy when it struck equivalent to 130 times that of all the ...
New Scientist on MSN14d
Grand canyons formed on moon in minutes after colossal asteroid strikeTwo canyons that splay out from a vast asteroid crater on the moon may have been quickly formed by chains of impacts that ...
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About 3.8 billion years ago, two massive canyons likely formed on the moon in a span of less than 10 minutes, according to ...
About 3.8 billion years ago, two massive canyons likely formed on the moon in a span ... due to erosion and other natural factors, the moon’s craters can help researchers better understand ...
As NASA astronauts aim for landings in 2027, geologists find surprises in recently retrieved samples from the far ...
A new study explains how two deep canyons formed very quickly on the moon during an asteroid impact. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny ...
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