A huge, enigmatic lump of solid material was found under the moon’s South Pole-Aitken basin. This may have metal from the body of an asteroid that collided into the moon and created the crater. The said crater is oval with a width of about 2,000 kilometers, comparable to the distance between Washington, D.C., and Texas. It is also has a depth equivalent to several miles. Though it has significantly enormous size, it isn’t visible from Earth because it is situated on the moon’s far side.
Another theory about the crater’s origin is an aggregation of dense oxides connected with the final stage of the lunar-magma-ocean-solidification. One of the experts said that the South Pole-Aitken basin was believed to have been generated approximately 4 Billion years ago. It is known as the largest sustained crater in the entire solar system. Experts know the basin as one of the most optimal natural workshops for analyzing impact occurrences that formed rocky moons and planets known today.
A huge, enigmatic lump of solid material was found under the moon’s South Pole-Aitken basin. This may have metal from the body of an asteroid that collided into the moon and created the crater. The said crater is oval with a width of about 2,000 kilometers, comparable to the distance between Washington, D.C., and Texas. It is also has a depth equivalent to several miles. Though it has significantly enormous size, it isn’t visible from Earth because it is situated on the moon’s far side.
Another theory about the crater’s origin is an aggregation of dense oxides connected with the final stage of the lunar-magma-ocean-solidification. One of the experts said that the South Pole-Aitken basin was believed to have been generated approximately 4 Billion years ago. It is known as the largest sustained crater in the entire solar system. Experts know the basin as one of the most optimal natural workshops for analyzing impact occurrences that formed rocky moons and planets known today.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190610100620.htm