Jan 29, 2025 · 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 …

Jan 14, 2025 · Learn how the Moon's surface is different from Earth's and why it has so many craters. Find out how erosion, tectonics, and volcanism erase or cover up craters on Earth, but …

Explore the Moon's surface with this interactive tool that shows craters, seas, and highlands. Learn about the history and significance of each feature, such as the Apollo landing sites, …

Aug 3, 2013 · Simple craters form when small meteorites strike the moon at high velocities. The bolide is vaporized along with the surface struck (the target). This vaporized rock is injected …

Aug 3, 2024 · This detailed examination of lunar crater chronology covers the development of dating methods through sample analysis, discusses the historical impact flux on the Moon …

4 days ago · Probing the distant past when impact bombardment was reshaping the Moon captivated Kallenborn: “Analyzing the Schrödinger impact event showed me what a fascinating …

2 days ago · A woman is expected to set foot on the Moon for the first time in history in two years. She will do so in the Aitken Basin at the lunar south pole, a region never explored by humans …

3 days ago · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar …

Apr 9, 2019 · Maggie Aderin-Pocock shows how in her newest book "The Book of the Moon," with some additional advice on finding craters.

Dec 9, 2024 · The South Pole-Aitken basin is the largest and oldest crater on the Moon, covering nearly a quarter of its surface. A new study suggests that it was formed by a more vertical …

3 days ago · Even though these particular lunar craters aren't visible from your backyard, Kring says there are similar, but smaller canyons on the near side of the moon that's visible in the …

The South Pole–Aitken basin (SPA Basin, / ˈ eɪ t k ɪ n /) is an immense impact crater on the far side of the Moon. At roughly 2,500 km (1,600 mi) in diameter and between 6.2 and 8.2 km …

3 days ago · 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 …

4 days ago · This structure is located in the outer margin of the moon's largest and oldest remaining impact crater, the South Pole–Aitken basin, which measures about 1,490 miles wide …

Mar 17, 2017 · The LRO camera team has discovered more than two-dozen new impact craters – including an 18-meter-wide crater caused by a bright flash on March 17, 2013.

Jul 23, 2012 · When the Sun is low on the lunar horizon, impact craters appear from Earth as dramatic, deep pits with uplifted, rugged rims.

Oct 28, 2015 · Who says you need a telescope to see craters on the Moon? Here's how to find a half-dozen with just the naked eye. This waning gibbous Moon, painted by Jan van Eyck in …

Learn about the history, structure, and significance of the ten largest craters on the moon, each named after famous astronomers and mathematicians. See how they offer a glimpse into the …

There are 5,185 craters on the moon that are more than 12 miles across. Scientists estimate there are around 1,000,000 craters larger than half a mile across and over half a billion that are …

Planetary scientists believe that small impacts regularly bombard the Moon, but until recently, they’ve had no way to distinguish new craters from the already pockmarked lunar surface. In …

Apr 4, 2024 · Craters of the Moon is a vast ocean of lava flows with scattered islands of cinder cones and sagebrush. We invite you to explore this "weird and scenic landscape" where …