NASA Confirms Largest Recent Lunar Crater, 222 Meters Wide

Lunar orbiter spots ‘once in a lifetime’ new crater

CNN • 21 sept. 17h17

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter detected a 222-meter wide crater formed by a recent impact, the largest fresh crater recorded on the Moon since systematic monitoring began.

Scientists Discover New Crater on the Moon, Bigger Than the Roman Colosseum, That Was Created in a ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Impact

Yahoo • 19 sept. 15h30

Researchers have identified a 728-foot-wide crater on the Moon formed by a rare impact between April and May 2024, offering new data on lunar surface changes and future mission planning.

NASA's Moon Orbiter Has Spotted An Impact Crater That Only Happens Once A Century

Engadget • 18 sept. 11h26

NASA scientists have confirmed a fresh impact crater, 728 feet wide, formed on the lunar surface between April and May 2024, an event estimated to occur only once every 130 years.

The Moon’s freshest craters are recognisable by bright rays of newly excavated rock and dust, which space weathering gradually darkens—and the new 222-metre McGetchin crater is so fresh that its eject

Space Daily • 18 sept. 00h12

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data show that the McGetchin crater, 222 m across, formed between April 11 and May 22, 2024, offering a rare, well-timed record of impact processes on the Moon.

NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon

Phys.org • 17 sept. 08h12

A 222-meter wide, 43-meter deep crater formed by an asteroid or comet impact two years ago was identified by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, offering new data for future lunar habitats.

NASA spacecraft discovers moon crater bigger than Roman Colosseum

CBS News • 16 sept. 21h45

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter detected a 728-foot-wide crater formed by an asteroid or comet impact in 2022, marking the largest known recent impact on the Moon.