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LRO Spots Largest New Lunar Crater Ever Found, Detects Cooling Effect

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified McGetchin Crater, the largest newly formed impact crater ever discovered in the solar system, along with a puzzling thermal emission phenomenon that cools the surrounding lunar surface.

LRO discovers large new lunar crater, finds interesting thermal emission phenomenon
LRO Spots Largest New Lunar Crater Ever Found, Detects Cooling Effect
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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified McGetchin Crater, the largest newly formed impact crater ever discovered in the solar system, along with a puzzling thermal emission phenomenon that cools the surrounding lunar surface.