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NASA space probe finds huge crater on the moon

Reported by Sneha Patil (Staff Writer) · Google News - USA Science ·

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NASA space probe finds huge crater on the moonRepresentative image · Wikimedia Commons

A NASA space probe has found a new crater on the moon that is bigger than the Roman Colosseum. The discovery was made by a spacecraft belonging to the United States space agency. Scientists found the large hole while studying the lunar surface. The space agency shared details about this find from its ongoing mission. The size of the newly spotted crater is massive, measuring larger than the famous ancient stadium in Italy. Researchers are now looking closer at the area to learn more about how the crater was formed. Space experts study such marks on the moon to understand past hits from space rocks and comets. This finding helps add to the growing map of the moon and its features.

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