An impact crater left a clue miles beyond its rim. NASA’s September 16, 2026 report connects a crater about 222 meters wide with a cooler nighttime patch about six kilometers across. LRO spotted the crater in orbital maps in October 2025; evidence indicates it formed between April and May 2024. Diviner measured the patch about 16°F cooler at night. Researchers say impact-loosened lunar soil loses heat faster. The crater/halo art is an illustration and not to scale.
Source: NASA Science, NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, “Once-in-Century” Moon Crater: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-moon-orbiter-spots-new-once-in-century-moon-crater/
Illustrations are original visualizations; they do not depict actual NASA camera footage or instrument telemetry. The crater/halo illustration is not to scale.
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