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How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons'
Two immense canyons on the moon's far side that rival Earth's Grand Canyon were produced by a cataclysmic collision nearly four billion years ago, according to new research published on Tuesday. According to the findings,
Asteroid hits the Moon, forms massive canyons in just 10 minutes— How did it happen?
This research helps us understand the violent nature of cosmic collisions and their role in shaping planetary landscapes. By studying these impacts, we can learn more about how the Moon’s surface was formed and how similar events may have influenced Earth’s history as well.
Asteroid Impact on Moon Blasted Two Grand Canyons in 10 Minutes
An undated artistic rendering shows an asteroid or comet striking near the Moon's south pole about 3.8 billion years ago, an impact that carved out two large craters. Lunar and Planetary Institute/Daniel D. Durda/Handout via REUTERS
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side.
Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object slammed into the moon 3.8 billion years ago.
Grand canyons formed on moon in minutes after colossal asteroid strike
Two canyons that splay out from a vast asteroid crater on the moon may have been quickly formed by chains of impacts that followed the initial one
'Grand Canyons' of the moon took just 10 minutes to carve - study
They were dug out by debris sent violently aloft when an asteroid or comet struck the lunar surface 3.8 billion years ago.
Asteroid collision formed huge craters on Moon within minutes
A new study suggests the craters were dug out by rocky debris after the lunar surface was struck around 3.8 billion years ago. Find out more here.
Grand canyons on the moon? Asteroid strike billions of years ago carved out 2 massive gorges
That's good news for scientists and NASA, which is looking to land astronauts at the south pole on the near, Earth-facing side untouched by that impact and containing older rocks in original condition.
The moon's 'Grand Canyon' was formed during 10 minutes of extreme violence, claim experts
The origination of the moon's two 'Grand Canyons' have baffled scientists for years because of the absence of liquid on the lunar planet – but now experts think they've worked it out
This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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