Researchers say an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand
6 days ago · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — 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 …
Flagstaff scientist explains how the Moon got two Grand Canyons
1 day ago · The far side of the Moon has its own versions of the Grand Canyon—two of them, in fact! A new study explains how these deep canyons formed very quickly during an asteroid …
Asteroid Impact on Moon Blasted Two Grand Canyons in 10 …
Feb 4, 2025 · 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. ... The …
The moon's grand canyons were carved in the blink of an eye - NPR
Feb 4, 2025 · Two grand canyons on the moon radiating from the Schrödinger impact basin, from a view that looks obliquely across the lunar surface, like an astronaut in an approaching …
Asteroid impact on moon blasted two grand canyons in 10 minutes
Feb 4, 2025 · New research indicates that these canyons, in an area called the Schrödinger impact basin on the side of the moon perpetually facing away from Earth, were dug out in a …
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on …
Feb 4, 2025 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — 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 …
How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons'
6 days ago · Kring added, "The impact ejected high-energy streams of rock that carved two canyons that are the size of Earth's Grand Canyon. While the Grand Canyon took millions of …
Grand canyons on the Moon - Nature Communications
Feb 4, 2025 · The Schrödinger impact event carved two canyons on the moon comparable in size to the Grand Canyon of North America. The directions of those canyons imply little debris …
Grand canyons formed on moon in minutes after colossal asteroid …
Feb 4, 2025 · 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 ... For comparison, the Grand …
The Moon’s epic ‘grand canyons’ were gouged out in 10 minutes
Feb 4, 2025 · The Moon’s epic ‘grand canyons’ were gouged out in 10 minutes by an asteroid strike. ... Today, the Grand Canyon reaches up to 18 miles (29 kilometers) wide and sinks …
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