NASA Reports Discovery of 222-Meter Crater on the Moon
Researchers say the newly identified impact site is the largest contemporary crater observed to have formed anywhere in the Solar System.
NASA has discovered a lunar crater measuring 222 meters in diameter, according to a report by Anadolu Agency. The agency said the crater is larger than the Colosseum in Rome.
Researchers cited by Anadolu Agency described the formation as the biggest contemporary impact crater observed to have formed anywhere in the Solar System.
Further details on the exact location of the crater, the timing of its formation, or the method used to detect it were not provided in the available report.
NASA has not issued a separate statement independently confirming the findings as described in the report.
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- NASA discovers huge 222-meter-diameter crater on Moon — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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