NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:12:32 UTCUpdated Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:12:32 UTCOriginal reporting: Phys.org

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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.

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Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:12:32 UTC.

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NASA finds a 'once in a century' lunar crater, bigger than the Roman Colosseum

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.

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