ScienceNew lunar crater reportedly surrounded by a 7-kilometer-wide ‘cold spot’
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory says the Diviner team found the 222-meter-wide crater using images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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A newly identified lunar crater measures 222 meters across, but the surrounding “cold spot” spans 7 kilometers, according to Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The lab says the Diviner team’s finding reveals the asteroid impact’s broader effects on the lunar surface.
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New lunar crater reportedly surrounded by a 7-kilometer-wide ‘cold spot’
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory says the Diviner team found the 222-meter-wide crater using images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.