Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

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A post credits NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter with spotting McGetchin crater and says it formed when a rock struck the Moon in 2024.

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A post says NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the new crater, formed when a rock as big as a six-story building hit the Moon.

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@espectanoticias reports that a NASA scientist identified the McGetchin crater, which formed when a comet or asteroid struck the Moon between April and May 2024.

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The chatbot Grok credits Robert Wagner with spotting the crater in Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter maps and dates its formation to April–May 2024.

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Newsforce says NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured the crater in May 2024, but researchers only identified it in the data in August 2025.

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NASA says the McGetchin crater is 141 feet deep and wider than the length of two football fields.

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NASA says a rock as big as a six-story building struck the Moon, leaving a crater wider than the length of two football fields.

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NASA says the new crater is 141 feet deep and wider than the length of two football fields.

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