{"id":776672,"date":"2026-09-20T09:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/776672\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T09:58:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:58:13","slug":"a-new-huge-crater-has-been-discovered-on-the-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/776672\/","title":{"rendered":"A new, huge crater has been discovered on the Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u24d8 NASA – Unsplash<\/p>\n

<\/a>An image showing the surface of the Moon.<\/p>\n

While the Moon is covered with craters, astronomers have recently discovered a very large new crater formed in 2024. Following this discovery, some researchers believe it would be interesting to send a robot to the impact site to study it.<\/p>\n

After successfully identifying a crater on the Moon caused by the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket<\/a>, astronomers have discovered a new crater whose impact went undetected. <\/p>\n

With a diameter of 728 feet (222 meters) and an estimated depth of 141 feet (43 meters), it is the largest known crater to have formed in recent years in the solar system<\/a>. It was spotted in 2025 using data from NASA\u2019s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. However, further observations were conducted to confirm its existence. <\/p>\n

Named McGetchin, it is believed to have been caused by a fragment of an asteroid or comet. According to estimates, the object was about the size of a three- to six-story building. This phenomenon ejected material and dust over long distances, affecting an area extending more than 100 kilometers.<\/p>\n

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\u24d8 NASA<\/p>\n

<\/a>An image showing the impact area before and after.<\/p>\n

This event is quite significant, especially for astronomers<\/a>. It should be noted that it would occur once every 132 years and that bases could be established on the Moon. <\/p>\n

Consequently, since the impact was not detected, this new crater could provide valuable information. Indeed, astronomers want to determine the risks posed by the debris ejected during an impact. To do so, some researchers want to study the impact site using a robot in order to better understand the consequences.<\/p>\n

\t\"Alexis<\/a>Alexis Stegmann<\/a> – Tech Writer – 771 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2025<\/p>\n

I’ve been working in the field of web writing for several years, and I’m passionate about keeping readers up to date with the latest news on astronomy, technology, the world of video games and other exciting subjects. In particular, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a number of websites, which has enabled me to cover a wide range of subjects. In my personal life, I’m passionate about a wide range of subjects, including astronomy, video games, history and science. I’m also drawn to psychology, which is a subject that deserves greater documentation and recognition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u24d8 NASA – Unsplash An image showing the surface of the Moon. While the Moon is covered with…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":776673,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[19126,1813,268,9028,73527,9668,269,21178,262,256057,23737,22075,1586,92,267,261,270,266,263,129,90,2300,416,75649,265,264,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-776672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-asteroid","tag-astronomy","tag-benchmarks","tag-comet","tag-crater","tag-falcon-9","tag-graphics-card","tag-impact","tag-laptop","tag-lro","tag-lunar","tag-lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter","tag-moon","tag-nasa","tag-netbook","tag-notebook","tag-processor","tag-reports","tag-review","tag-reviews","tag-science","tag-science-news","tag-space","tag-space-news","tag-test","tag-tests","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=776672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/776673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=776672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=776672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=776672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}