Rare new lunar crater shows how impacts remodel the moon's surface
September 25, 2026
September 25, 2026
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 25 -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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Rare new lunar crater shows how impacts remodel the moon's surface
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Key takeaways
* The NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter discovered an unusually large impact crater, of a size expected only once per century, now named the McGetchin crater.
* The LRO Diviner instrument, led by planetary scientists at UCLA . . .
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Rare new lunar crater shows how impacts remodel the moon's surface
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Key takeaways
* The NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter discovered an unusually large impact crater, of a size expected only once per century, now named the McGetchin crater.
* The LRO Diviner instrument, led by planetary scientists at UCLA . . .