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NASA scientist's chance Moon discovery reveals once-in-a-lifetime crater
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What happenedWider and about as deep as the Roman Colosseum, researchers believe the newly-discovered Mc Getchin crater was formed after a powerful surface impact in 2024.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "NASA scientist's chance Moon discovery reveals once-in-a-lifetime crater". The right frames it as "NASA spacecraft discovers huge new crater on the moon".
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NASA scientist's chance Moon discovery reveals once-in-a-lifetime crater
Wider and about as deep as the Roman Colosseum, researchers believe the newly-discovered Mc Getchin crater was formed after a powerful surface impact in 2024.
NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon
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.
NASA spacecraft discovers huge new crater on the moon
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.
