The Moon’s Freshest Craters Are Recognisable By Bright Rays Of Newly Excavated Rock And Dust, Which Space Weathering Gradually Darkens—And The New 222-Metre Mcgetchin Crater Is So Fresh That Its Eject

The bright mark that stopped image specialist Robert Wagner during a routine data check was not the crater itself. It was debris thrown across the Moon when an asteroid or comet fragment struck the surface. In a comparison designed to expose change b ...Read more