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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

NASA discovers Colosseum-sized Moon crater from once-in-132-year impact

Scientists have uncovered a massive, steep-sided crater on the moon resulting from a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected. Measuring approximately 728 feet across and up to 141 feet deep, a size larger than the Roman Colosseum, the hole represents the solar system's largest known impact crater formed in recent times.

Researchers estimate that a large-scale event of this magnitude occurs only once every 132 years.

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