NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon
This combination of photos made by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the same area on the surface of the moon before and after a newly-discovered crater in May 2024. (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Intuitive Machines via AP)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected.
The steep-sided hole — about 728 feet (222 meters) across and up to 141 feet (43 meters) deep — is the solar system’s biggest known impact crater carved out in recent times.