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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Sep 18, 10:03 PM
NASA spots new crater on the moon the size of two football fields
“It was by far the most obvious impact debris pattern I’ve ever seen in one of these images."
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NASA spots new crater on the moon the size of two football fields
Deseret News reaches for "massive" where Oregonian stays flat.
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As of September 18, 2026 at 10:03 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened “It was by far the most obvious impact debris pattern I’ve ever seen in one of these images.".
The headline split The center frames it as "NASA spots new crater on the moon the size of two football fields". The right frames it as "NASA orbiter discovers massive new crater on the moon".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 7 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
7 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
54/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
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CenterNASA spots new crater on the moon the size of two football fields
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNASA spots new crater on the moon the size of two football fields
Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report
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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Sep 18, 10:03 PM
NASA spots new crater on the moon the size of two football fields
“It was by far the most obvious impact debris pattern I’ve ever seen in one of these images."
CenterMostly Factual
OregonianNews report · Sep 18, 10:03 PM
NASA spots new crater on the moon the size of two football fields
“It was by far the most obvious impact debris pattern I’ve ever seen in one of these images."
Center-rightMostly Factual
Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Sep 18, 10:03 PM
NASA spots new crater on the moon the size of two football fields
“It was by far the most obvious impact debris pattern I’ve ever seen in one of these images."
CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Sep 18, 10:03 PM
NASA spots new crater on the moon the size of two football fields
“It was by far the most obvious impact debris pattern I’ve ever seen in one of these images."
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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Sep 18, 10:03 PM
NASA spots new crater on the moon the size of two football fields
“It was by far the most obvious impact debris pattern I’ve ever seen in one of these images."
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Deseret NewsNews report · Sep 18, 10:02 PM
NASA orbiter discovers massive new crater on the moon
massive
A new scientific report reveals details behind the discovery of a massive new crater on the moon, formed just two years ago by a comet or asteroid the size of a three- to six-story building...
Details54/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 7 sources
54/99 Wording GapMedium confidence7 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
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Sep 18, 10:02 PM: Deseret News joined the source map.
Sep 18, 10:03 PM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.
Sep 18, 10:03 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.
Sep 18, 10:03 PM: Oregonian joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 54/99 and story health is live match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.