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 6, 2024 · The South Pole-Aitken basin is the moon’s oldest and largest visible crater—a massive geological wound four billion years old that preserves secrets about the moon’s early …

Nov 8, 2017 · A view of the Moon’s largest impact feature, the South Pole–Aitken basin, based on images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The South Pole–Aitken basin is so …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Feb 5, 2025 · 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 …

Feb 4, 2025 · 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 …

Feb 4, 2025 · 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, …

Feb 4, 2025 · 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 …

Feb 4, 2025 · The two extraordinary features were produced during a period of planetary upheaval when the Earth and Moon were being resurfaced by impacting asteroids and …

Feb 4, 2025 · 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 · Kring and his team suggest the two canyons formed after a 15-mile-long comet or asteroid rammed into the moon, setting off a pair of high-energy streams of rock that crashed …

Feb 4, 2025 · 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 …

Feb 4, 2025 · 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 …

44 minutes ago · Throughout its history, the moon has been subject to countless asteroid bombardments, as can be seen by its crater-pocked surface. However, if the moon were to …