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Two of the Moon’s Grand Canyons Were Formed in Just Ten Violent Minutes, New Study SuggestsScientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
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The Moon’s epic ‘grand canyons’ were gouged out in 10 minutes by an asteroid strikeThe vast valleys of Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck demonstrate the incredible forces that shaped the face of the Moon.
Researches have determined that ejecta from an ancient asteroid. strike carved out the grand canyons (Vallis Schrödinger and ...
This research helps us understand the violent nature of cosmic collisions and their role in shaping planetary landscapes. By ...
A new study suggests the craters were dug out by rocky debris after the lunar surface was struck around 3.8 billion years ago ...
New research reveals that two massive lunar canyons, deeper than the Grand Canyon, were formed in under 10 minutes by intense ...
Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck. These canyons are inside the Schrödinger impact basin, a large crater in the Moon’s southern hemisphere. Dr. David Kring, the lead scientist in the study ...
Two gorges on the Moon that are deeper than the Grand Canyon were carved out in less than 10 minutes by space rocks ...
The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about ten minutes.
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