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New lunar crater shows impact effects reach far beyond rim

Original: A newly formed lunar crater reveals that an impact's effects extend far beyond the crater itself. By measuring nighttime

Researchers studying a newly formed crater on the Moon have found that an impact's effects extend far beyond the crater itself. By measuring nighttime surface temperatures, they detected changes in the lunar regolith that ordinary images do not always reveal, suggesting impacts disturb a much wider area of the surface than previously assumed. The findings were discussed by SETI Institute researcher Dr. Tyler M. Powell.

Why now: The research offers a new way to understand impact processes on the Moon using thermal measurements.

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• A newly formed lunar crater reveals that an impact's effects extend far beyond the crater itself. By measuring nighttime temperatures, researchers found changes in the lunar regolith that ordinary images don't always show. In this # SETILive clip, researcher Dr. Tyler M. Powell… · setiinstitute · 3

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