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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Sep 17, 12:17 AM
NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon
Researchers reported Wednesday that it's the solar system's biggest known impact crater carved out in recent times.
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NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon
Le Monde English reaches for "massive" where WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) stays flat.
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What happened Researchers reported Wednesday that it's the solar system's biggest known impact crater carved out in recent times.
The headline split The left frames it as "NASA discovers new, massive crater on the Moon". The center frames it as "NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon".
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Left / center-leftNASA discovers new, massive crater on the Moon
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CenterNASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon
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Le Monde EnglishNews report · Sep 17, 1:36 AM
NASA discovers new, massive crater on the Moon
massive
Scientists believe the crater was created in 2024 from a comet or asteroid colliding with the Moon, and that impacts of that magnitude happen about once a century.
Details34/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 2 sources
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Sep 17, 12:17 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.
Sep 17, 1:36 AM: Le Monde English joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 34/99 and story health is live match · 5 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.