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NASA's moon orbiter has spotted an impact crater that only happens once a century
Sometime between April 11 and May 22, 2024, a comet or an asteroid that's about the size of a three- to six‑story building slammed into the lunar surface and made the largest modern-day crater in our solar system.
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Images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter revealed a new impact crater on the Moon that measures 728 feet across. The size of the crater indicates it was formed by a rare event, with impacts of this magnitude occurring only about once per century. The discovery adds to the catalog of lunar features mapped by the orbiter.
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