How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons'
A colossal impact billions of years ago carved out the canyons that rival the most breathtaking features here on Earth in a ...
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.
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Moon was hit by asteroid blast 130 times stronger than all nuclear bombs combined
The energy to produce the grand canyons on the Moon is about 130 times larger than the energy in the global inventory of nuclear weapons.
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Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
Studying the moon also could reveal what conditions were ... brushed by the mountain summits of Malapert and Mouton, and hit the lunar surface,” Kring said. “The impact ejected high-energy ...