Copernicus Crater: This image taken by NASA's Lunar Orbiter II shows the floor of the Copernicus crater on the Moon's surface. The lunar surface is dotted with craters created by asteroid impacts ...

Should it hit the moon, it is most likely to land in the region stretching south from the Mare Crisium, a large plain of solidified lava, to the crater Tycho. This could be concerning since this ...

The most obvious of these is Tycho Crater. This is a massive crater covering an area of around 200,000 square miles. It's instantly recognizable thanks to the distinctive white 'rays' extending ...

NASA's Galileo spacecraft took this image of the Moon on December 7, 1992, showing the bright Tycho crater at the bottom. This image, captured by Lunar Orbiter 2, shows Copernicus crater on the Moon ...

Data collected by Orbiter V when it landed on the Moon in 1967 provide information about the history of the crater Tycho. Volcanic eruptions seem to have been involved in the crater's development.

The impact crater could be linked to the origins of life on Earth. The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...

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Scientists in Australia have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater in northwestern Australia, estimated to be 3.47 billion years old. This finding challenges previous ...

Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped. The team ...

Curtin University researchers have discovered the world’s oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was ...