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How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons'

Two immense canyons on the moon's far side that rival Earth's Grand Canyon were produced by a cataclysmic collision nearly four billion years ago, according to new research published on Tuesday. According to the findings,

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Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object slammed into the moon 3.8 billion years ago.

Asteroid impact on moon blasted two grand canyons in 10 minutes

The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth's natural wonders, carved out over millions of years by the gradual erosion power of the Colorado River. Close to the moon's south pole are two canyons each comparable in size to the Grand Canyon that were born in a much different process.

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Moon was hit by asteroid blast 130 times stronger than all nuclear bombs combined

The energy to produce the grand canyons on the Moon is about 130 times larger than the energy in the global inventory of ...

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Earth’s recent ‘mini-moon’ may be an actual piece of the moon, astronomers say

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an ...

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There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA

A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.

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Newly detected near-Earth asteroid has astronomers’ full attention

The risk of impact is likely to drop to zero as observations of Asteroid 2024 YR4 continue.

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Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032

A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of striking Earth in 2032. NASA and the European Space Agency said Wednesday ...

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