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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Marcia Dunn

NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon

Moon-New Crater - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Intuitive Machines via AP)

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.

The steep-sided hole — about 728 feet (222 meters) across and up to 141 feet (43 meters) deep — is the solar system’s biggest known impact crater carved out in recent times.

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