A Direct Hit? New Study Redefines the Moon’s Largest Crater

Scientists have long thought that the South Pole-Aitken basin was formed by a shallow-angle impact, but new research suggests otherwise. A study using NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data found evidence of a more direct impact, creating a rounder crater and distributing deep lunar materials more evenly. This finding could greatly influence NASA’s Artemis missions, as [...]

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