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    Newly spotted Moon crater reportedly measures about 222 meters across

    SciNatureNews says McGetchin crater formed between April 11 and May 22, 2024, and that the impact left a surrounding region roughly 6.4 kilometers across about 9°C colder at night.

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    SciNatureNews, citing a 2026 paper by Robinson and colleagues in Science Advances, says NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images show McGetchin crater at about 222 meters wide and 43 meters deep. The crater reportedly formed between April 11 and May 22, 2024, when an asteroid or comet struck the Moon. The account says the impact loosened surrounding soil and changed its density, leaving a region roughly 6.4 kilometers across about 9°C colder at night. The impactor was never directly observed; scientists estimated its size from the crater and debris pattern.

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    Sci Nature News@SciNatureNews🚨: NASA has discovered a giant crater on the Moon that did not exist in older images. Named McGetchin crater, it formed sometime between April 11 and May 22, 2024 when an asteroid or comet struck the lunar surface. LRO images show a crater about 222 meters wide and 43 meters deep. Researchers also found that the impact disturbed the surrounding lunar soil far beyond the crater. A region roughly 6.4 km across is about 9°C colder at night because the impact loosened and changed the density of the surface material. The impactor itself was never directly observed. Scientists estimated its size from the crater and debris pattern. Why it matters: this rare before and after view lets scientists measure how a major impact changes the Moon in real time and how far those effects extend across the surface. Paper: Robinson et al. 2026 Science Advances DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeh7812 Image: NASA/GSFC/Intuitive Machines25d
    PEER COMMUNITY HUB, Our Empowerment Zone! 🇨🇦✌️@p_communityhubNASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has found a gigantic, “once-in-a-century” impact crater called McGetchin on the Moon’s eastern limb. Measuring 222 meters (728 feet) wide and 43 meters (141 feet) deep,it’s the biggest newly formed impact crater spotted in solar system #News25d
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    Sci Nature News@SciNatureNews🚨: NASA has discovered a giant crater on the Moon that did not exist in older images. Named McGetchin crater, it formed sometime between April 11 and May 22, 2024 when an asteroid or comet struck the lunar surface. LRO images show a crater about 222 meters wide and 43 meters deep. Researchers also found that the impact disturbed the surrounding lunar soil far beyond the crater. A region roughly 6.4 km across is about 9°C colder at night because the impact loosened and changed the density of the surface material. The impactor itself was never directly observed. Scientists estimated its size from the crater and debris pattern. Why it matters: this rare before and after view lets scientists measure how a major impact changes the Moon in real time and how far those effects extend across the surface. Paper: Robinson et al. 2026 Science Advances DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeh7812 Image: NASA/GSFC/Intuitive Machines25d
    PEER COMMUNITY HUB, Our Empowerment Zone! 🇨🇦✌️@p_communityhubNASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has found a gigantic, “once-in-a-century” impact crater called McGetchin on the Moon’s eastern limb. Measuring 222 meters (728 feet) wide and 43 meters (141 feet) deep,it’s the biggest newly formed impact crater spotted in solar system #News25d
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