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NASA Confirms Giant Lunar Crater After Orbiter Discovery

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UPDATE - follow-up to NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon - 1News: NASA has confirmed the presence of the newly found crater on the Moon. The spacecraft’s imaging data show a distinct rim and a central uplift typical of large impact sites. Scientists say the feature adds to the growing map of lunar geology and will be examined in future analyses. The confirmation comes as part of NASA’s ongoing lunar observation program that monitors the Moon’s surface for new discoveries. Researchers plan to compare the crater with other known structures to learn about the Moon’s impact history. No further details on size or location have been released yet.

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