NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater

https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-moon-orbiter-spots-new-once-in-century-moon-crater/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nn202637 While scanning a detailed map of the Moon, Robert Wagner, a scientist with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, noticed an unusually large bright spot surrounded by a dark halo. By comparing before‑and‑after images, Wagner realized he had identified the largest newly formed crater ever discovered in the solar system.