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Impact Craters

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Space Debris Space Observations Basin Orientale Debris Ejection Asteroid Impacts Seismology on the Moon Falcon 9 Crash Flash Phenomena Canyon Formation

LRO Finds McGetchin, a 222‑Meter Moon Crater

The dataset lets scientists test impact physics, inform rover and lander design, guide base site selection.

NASA Confirms New 222-Meter Lunar Crater Named McGetchin

NASA Confirms 18‑Meter Lunar Crater Caused by SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage

NASA Publishes High-Resolution LRO Images of Crater Made by SpaceX Falcon 9 Upper Stage

Study Finds Shallow North-to-South Impact Shaped the Moon’s Largest Basin

NASA Orbiter Spots Rare New 225-Meter Crater on the Moon

Japanese Astronomer Films Two Meteor Strikes on the Moon Days Apart

Study Recasts Moon’s Largest Crater as Northerly Glancing Impact That Sharpens Artemis Science Goals

NASA Raises Chance of Asteroid 2024 YR4 Striking the Moon to 4.3%

Asteroid 2024 YR4 Poses Small Risk of Lunar Impact