NASA has found a newly formed crater on the Moon, and it is the largest such feature recorded anywhere in the solar system, according to EFE - Agencia de noticias. The crater, named McGetchin, measure
EFE described the find as the product of an impact of a kind that occurs roughly once a century. A NASA spacecraft made the discovery, according to Telemundo, which also reported the crater as enormou
Coverage of the find appeared across several outlets. DW.com reported that NASA had discovered a recently formed crater on the Moon, while Sinc focused on the name and size of the feature, noting it s
The reports describe the crater as recent and unusually large for a fresh lunar scar, though the summaries available do not detail the date of the impact, the exact location on the lunar surface, or t
The name McGetchin is the one detail tying the coverage together, appearing in Sinc's headline. The summaries do not explain the origin of the name.
Further details on the impact, including when it occurred and how scientists dated it, are expected as NASA releases more information.
NASA has identified a freshly formed lunar crater measuring more than 200 meters across, according to EFE.