Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
The origin of the Moon has fascinated scientists for decades. The most widely accepted theory suggests that the Moon formed ...
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Two gargantuan canyons on the moon were carved by a hailstorm of rocks — and that’s good news for future lunar astronauts.
A pair of astrophysicists with Aix- Marseille Université, CNRS, and Institut Universitaire de France have developed a new ...
Two such lunar canyons, Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck, stretch over 270 km (168 miles) each, with depths of 2.7 km ...
Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...
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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 ...
Kring and his team suggest the two canyons formed after a 15-mile-long comet or asteroid rammed into the moon, setting off a pair of high-energy streams of rock that crashed down in lines.