ScienceNASA’s lunar orbiter spots 141-foot-deep McGetchin crater on the Moon
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 its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted McGetchin crater on the Moon, measuring 141 feet deep and wider than the length of two football fields. A post sharing NASA’s announcement says the crater formed between April 11 and May 22, 2024, and was officially named after lunar scientist Tom McGetchin.
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NASA’s lunar orbiter spots 141-foot-deep McGetchin crater on the Moon
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.