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At 900 Meters Across, Earth's Largest Modern Impact Crater Has Just Been Found By Scientists
A mong the hilly forests of southern China, scientists have discovered the largest modern meteorite impact crater on Earth. Dubbed the Jinlin crater, the giant pitted scar could become an invaluable ...
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Researchers discover Earth's largest modern impact crater
Researchers from Shanghai and Guangzhou, China have discovered an impact crater. It sits on the side of a hill in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province. They've given it the name Jinlin crater. The team ...
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The Moon's Largest Crater Has Something Odd Going on – And Astronauts Are Heading There
Something weird is going on on the far side of the Moon — and Artemis astronauts are heading straight there. The giant South Pole–Aitken basin, a 4.3-billion-year-old scar, isn’t just an impact crater ...
At 900 meters, the giant crater in southern China is three times larger than the previous Holocene recorder holder.
As astronauts prepare for south-polar landings, a new look at the Moon’s biggest crater points to a pivotal moment in lunar history—and to the rocks you’ll want sampled next. A study led by Jeffrey ...
Researchers have discovered a large mass beneath the surface of the moon that is five times larger than the Big Island of Hawaii, according to a new study from Baylor University. It may be metal from ...
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