The Moon Just Got a New Scar

The LROC team discovered a new crater that formed since LRO entered orbit, identifiable in the above image by its bright ejecta rays. (Credit : NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University)

A crater the size of two football pitches has appeared on the Moon and for the first time, scientists have been able to watch exactly what happened. Captured by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter before and after the impact, this remarkable discovery is giving planetary scientists an unprecedented close up of one of the Solar System’s most fundamental processes. Here’s what they found.

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