Skip to main content
The Bright Side
arrow_backHome
The Moon Just Got a Massive New Crater That's Wider Than Two End-to-End Football Fields. It's a 'Once-in-a-Lifetime Observation'
Culture & Education
Smithsonian MagazineEN
September 18, 2026

The Moon Just Got a Massive New Crater That's Wider Than Two End-to-End Football Fields. It's a 'Once-in-a-Lifetime Observation'

The impact crater was formed in 2024 when an object the size of a multistory building crashed into our lunar companion. The resulting divot is about 728 feet wide and 141 feet deep

Read More

Curated from Smithsonian Magazine. Classified as Culture & Education by AI, which sometimes makes mistakes.

Why are you reporting this article?

Why are you reporting this article?
0/500

More like this

More ›