Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object slammed into the moon 3.8 billion years ago. CNN values your feedback 1.

Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object slammed into the moon 3.8 billion years ago.

The Grand Canyon in Arizona got carved by water over millions of years of slow but steady erosion. Two similarly-sized canyons on the moon got carved by flying rocks in about ten minutes. That’s ...

Grand canyons on the moon. Nature Communications. Published online February 4, 2025. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-55675-z. About Lisa Grossman. E-mail; X; Lisa Grossman is the astronomy writer.

The Grand Canyon in Arizona is one of Earth's natural wonders, carved out over millions of years by the gradual erosion power of the Colorado River. Close to the moon's south pole are two canyons ...

The amount of energy needed to produce these grand canyons on the moon is 1200–2200 times larger than "the nuclear explosion energy once planned to excavate a second Panama Canal on Earth, more ...

The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about ten minutes. Listen Share By Nell Greenfieldboyce Feb 04, 2025 11:01am ( All Things Considered / NPR) ...

T he Grand Canyon in Arizona got carved by water over millions of years of slow but steady erosion. Two similarly-sized canyons on the moon got carved by flying rocks in about 10 minutes.

Two grand canyons on the moon radiating from the Schrödinger impact basin, from a view that looks obliquely across the lunar surface, like an astronaut in an approaching spacecraft.

The Grand Canyon in Arizona got carved by water over millions of years of slow but steady erosion. Two similarly-sized canyons on the moon got carved by flying rocks in about ten minutes. That's ...