A New Lunar Crater Reveals Clues About the Moon's Subsurface
NASA announced the discovery of a crater described as the largest known to have formed recently in the solar system, spotted by a satellite orbiting the Moon.
NASA announced the discovery of a new crater on the lunar surface, described by the American space agency as the largest known crater formed in recent years in the solar system, according to RFI.
This discovery was made thanks to a NASA satellite placed in orbit around the Moon, tasked with observing the lunar surface, the source notes.
According to RFI, observations made by this spacecraft also revealed that the crater's formation caused visible effects extending dozens of kilometers in all directions.
Scientists believe that studying this crater and its impact on the surrounding area could provide new insights into the composition and structure of the Moon's subsurface, the source indicates.
No precise date for the crater's formation was provided in the source article, nor were there additional details about the ongoing analyses being conducted by NASA teams.
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