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Lunar Impact Crater
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Organizing and summarizing search results for youLunar impact craters are produced by the collision of meteorites or comets with the Moon's surface. They leave behind bowl-shaped depressions. The largest and oldest-known impact site on the Moon is the South Pole-Aitken basin, which dates back to around 4.32 to 4.33 billion years ago.2 Sources- See moreSee all on Wikipedia
Lunar craters - Wikipedia
Lunar craters are impact craters on Earth's Moon. The Moon's surface has many craters, all of which were formed by impacts. The International Astronomical Union currently recognizes 9,137 craters, of which 1,675 have been dated. See more
The word crater was adopted from the Greek word for "vessel" (Κρατήρ, a Greek vessel used to mix wine and water). Galileo built his first telescope in late 1609, and turned it to … See more
There are at least 1.3 million craters larger than 1 km (0.62 mi) in diameter; of these, 83,000 are greater than 5 km (3 mi) in diameter, and 6,972 are greater than 20 km (12 mi) in … See more
Craters constitute 95% of all named lunar features. Usually they are named after deceased scientists and other explorers. This tradition comes from Giovanni Battista Riccioli, who started it in 1651. Since 1919, assignment of these names is regulated by the See more
Because of the Moon's lack of water, atmosphere, and tectonic plates, there is little erosion, and craters are found that exceed two billion … See more
In 1978, Chuck Wood and Leif Andersson of the Lunar & Planetary Lab devised a system of categorization of lunar impact craters. They … See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license List of craters on the Moon - Wikipedia
This is a list of named lunar craters. The large majority of these features are impact craters. The crater nomenclature is governed by the International Astronomical Union, and this listing only includes features that are officially recognized by that scientific society.
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA licenseAstropedia - Moon Crater Database v1 Robbins - USGS
Aug 15, 2018 · Product Information: The Lunar Crater Database contains approximately 1.3 million lunar impact craters and is approximately complete for all craters larger than about 1-2 km in …
Lunar Craters - Science@NASA
3 days ago · Lunar impact craters are the depressions left behind after an asteroid, meteoroid, or comet collides with the Moon. Though craters are visible on worlds throughout the solar …
Lunar Orbiter: Impact Crater Geology - Lunar and …
Impact craters are produced by the collision of a meteorite or comet with the surface of the Moon, which ejects material and leaves behind a crater. Small craters, less than about 15 kilometers in diameter on the Moon, have a …
Lunar impact crater identification and age estimation with ... - Nature
Dec 22, 2020 · Impact craters, which can be considered the lunar equivalent of fossils, are the most dominant lunar surface features and record the history of the Solar System. We address …
Why Study Moon Craters? - Science@NASA
Jan 7, 2025 · The study of lunar craters tells us much about problems astronauts may encounter when human beings return to the Moon. Scientists analyzing before and after pictures taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter …
Impact Flux on the Moon - Space: Science & Technology
Impact flux on the Moon connects planetary endogenic evolution with orbital dynamics of celestial bodies, and the resulting crater chronology enables remote age estimation for geological units on extraterrestrial bodies. Therefore, …
Shaping the Planets: Impact Cratering - Lunar and …
The largest impact basin on the Moon is 2500 kilometers (1550 miles) in diameter and more than 12 kilometers (7 miles) deep. Large impact basins are also found on other planets, including Mars and Mercury.
Impact Crater Formation and Morphology - uwo.ca
Aug 29, 2014 · On the Moon, the most iconic and well-preserved complex crater (that is visible from the surface of Earth) is Tycho Crater, with well defined impact rays and an ~2 km high central peak.
The circular features so obvious on the Moon’s surface are impact craters formed when impactors smashed into the surface. The explosion and excavation of materials at the impacted site …
Accurate Mapping and Evaluation of Small Impact Craters within …
Jun 14, 2024 · The small impact craters on the surface of the Moon are enormous and vary in size by orders of magnitude, exhibiting small target characteristics in space. The present study …
A New Global Database of Lunar Impact Craters >1–2 km: 1.
Nov 26, 2018 · This paper presents a new, global database of lunar impact craters, estimated to be a complete census of all craters with diameters larger than 1–2 km. The database contains …
An overview and perspective of identifying lunar craters
Apr 15, 2024 · The spatiotemporal evolution of lunar impact craters is crucial for investigating lunar interior structure, internal and external dynamic processes, and interplanetary impact …
Magnetic signatures of lunar impact craters - ScienceDirect
Jun 1, 2024 · In this study, we investigated the impact-related magnetic signatures of lunar craters using modern magnetic field models and crater databases. Craters with diameters between 90 …
Global Distribution of Large Lunar Craters: Implications for
By using high-resolution altimetric measurements of the Moon, we produced a catalog of all impact craters ≥20 kilometers in diameter on the lunar surface and analyzed their distribution …
Lunar craters have been excavated by asteroid impacts for billions of years. This has caused major remodeling of the lunar surface as the material that once filled the crater is ejected. …
Erosion of lunar surface rocks by impact processes: A synthesis
Summarizing a wide variety of experimental-impact studies, lunar-surface observations, and statistical modeling efforts, Quaide and Oberbeck (1975) describe the macroscopic growth of …
Lunar impact basins revealed by Gravity Recovery and Interior
Observations from the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission indicate a marked change in the gravitational signature of lunar impact structures at the morphological …
Lunar Evolution Analysis Based on Numerical Simulations of …
Dec 6, 2023 · Impact craters are one of the most important landforms on the lunar surface, playing a crucial role in the formation and later evolution of the Moon. For example, as a primary …
Study Finds Earth’s Small Asteroid Visitor Likely Chunk of Moon …
Jan 22, 2025 · The near-Earth object was likely ejected into space after an impact thousands of years ago. Now it could contribute new insights to asteroid and lunar science.
Lunar impact crater identification and age estimation with …
Impact craters, which can be considered the lunar equivalent of fossils, are the most dominant lunar surface features and record the history of the Solar System. We address the problem of …
What Is an Impact Crater? - NASA Space Place
Jan 14, 2025 · An impact crater is formed when an object like an asteroid or meteorite crashes into the surface of a larger solid object like a planet or a moon. To form a true impact crater, …
Our Moon Was Geologically Active Just a 'Hot Minute' Ago, Study …
2 days ago · Our planet's Moon might look dead and stagnant from our vantage point here on Earth, but a new study suggests it was moving about just a 'hot minute' ago.
Evidence of Recent Geological Activity on the Moon
21 hours ago · According to the Giant Impact Hypothesis, the Moon formed from a massive impact between a primordial Earth and a Mars-sized object (Theia) roughly 4.5 billion years ago. This …
CLPS Mission Heads for Vast Basalt Plain - appel.nasa.gov
Jan 22, 2025 · Third spaceflight in the program will carry a varied NASA payload of scientific instruments to the lunar surface. Mare Crisium is a vast plain of basalt stretching for 68,000 …
Moon is not as 'geologically dead' as previously thought
2 days ago · Scientists developed advanced dating methods to track geological changes on the far side of the moon and found evidence of relatively recent activity.
Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon ...
4 days ago · An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.
Mineral Makeup Hints At Site Of Missing Impact Crater - Forbes
22 hours ago · The chemical makeup of mineral inclusions preserved in impact glass hints at the site of a missing impact crater.
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