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    South Pole–Aitken basin - Wikipedia

    • The South Pole–Aitken basin 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 (3.9–5.1 mi) deep, it is one of the largest known impact craters in the Solar System. It is the largest, oldest, and deepest basin recognized on the Moon. It is estimated that it was formed approximately 4.2 t… See more

    Discovery

    The existence of a giant far side basin was suspected as early as 1962 based on early Soviet probe images … See more

    Physical characteristics

    The South Pole–Aitken basin is the largest, deepest and oldest basin recognized on the Moon. The lowest elevations of the Moon (about −9000 m) are located within the South Pole–Aitken basin. The Moon's tallest mou… See more

    Exploration

    China sent Chang'e 6 on 3 May 2024, which conducted the first lunar sample return from Apollo Basin on the far side of the Moon. This is China's second lunar sample return mission, the first was achieved by Chang'e 5 from … See more

    The Moon's largest impact basin | Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter …
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    Origin

    Simulations of near vertical impacts show that the bolide ought to have excavated vast amounts of mantle materials from depths as great as 200 km below the surface. However, observations thus far do not favor a … See more

    Further reading

    • G. Jeffrey Taylor (1998). "The biggest hole in the Solar System". Planetary Science Research Discoveries. See more

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