The smallest craters found have been microscopic in size, found in rocks returned to Earth from the Moon. The largest crater called such is about 290 km (180 mi) across in diameter, located …

Dec 19, 2024 · The South Pole-Aitken basin is the largest impact crater on the moon. Its 1,550-mile (2,500-km) expanse also makes it one of the largest known impact craters in the solar …

Jan 29, 2025 · The largest craters are relatively shallow compared to their diameter due to modification, while the smaller craters keep their original deeper bowl shapes. When an …

Dec 9, 2024 · The South Pole-Aitken basin is the oldest and largest visible crater on the Moon, a massive 4 billion year old geologic wound that holds secrets about the Moon’s early history …

Jul 13, 2010 · Learn about the history and features of the South Pole-Aitken basin, the largest and oldest recognized impact basin on the Moon. See images from LROC and LOLA of the basin's …

In this article, we delve into the ten largest craters on the moon, each named after famous astronomers and mathematicians, and explore their unique characteristics and cultural and …

Jun 11, 2019 · One of the largest craters in the Solar System is on our Moon. It’s called the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin and it’s 2,500 km (1,600 mi) in diameter and 13 km (8.1 mi) deep. A …

Feb 17, 2021 · The South Pole-Aitken basin is one of the biggest impact craters in the Solar System, and it has ejected material that contains thorium. This material reveals the order of …

Jan 4, 2019 · The largest crater on the Moon is called South Pole-Aitkin Basin. It's about 1,600 miles across (2,500 kilometers). It's also among the oldest of the Moon's impact basins and …

Dec 10, 2024 · Scientists have uncovered new details about the Moon's largest and oldest crater, the South Pole-Aitken Basin, suggesting it may be even larger than previously believed. This …

Feb 17, 2021 · One of the oldest, deepest, and largest impact craters on the Moon provides a window into the history and makeup of our celestial companion, and needs to be studied in …

Jun 11, 2019 · Buried under the largest, oldest crater on the Moon, scientists have discovered an enormous mass of dense material, possibly the remains of the asteroid that formed the crater …

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 …

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 …

Clavius is one of the largest crater formations on the Moon and the second largest crater on the visible near side (very close in size to Deslandres). It is located in the rugged southern …

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 …

3 days ago · Kenneth Chang recently reported on new views within some of the moon’s darkest craters. Feb. 4, 2025 Two canyons near the south pole of the moon rival the Grand Canyon, …

3 days ago · The canyons look like remarkably straight lines that extend outward from a circular crater that is the Schrödinger impact basin, the result of a large impact that occurred around …

2 days ago · The Schrödinger impact basin, one of the younger, large impact craters on the moon, is within a few hundred kilometers of the moon’s oldest and largest impact basin, Petro said.

3 days ago · The biggest chunks were 5.2km wide. That's the length of Brisbane's Story Bridge. ... He said studying the Moon's craters helped untangle evolution of life on Earth since both went …

3 days ago · When a massive asteroid slammed into the Moon’s southern region 3.8 billion years ago, it shot out debris that—with energy 130 times greater than Earth’s entire nuclear …

3 days ago · A giant impact 3.8 billion years ago sent a curtain of rock flying away from a point near the moon’s south pole. When that curtain fell, its rocks plunged up to 3.5 kilometers into …