The moon’s two grand canyons formed in less than 10 minutes
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Two immense canyons on the moon's south pole formed from a violent impact 3.8 billion years ago, plunging rocks up to 3.5 km deep into the lunar surface within minutes. These canyons, larger than Earth's Grand Canyon, likely spared ancient rocks near the planned Artemis landing site from burial. This discovery could aid NASA astronauts in collecting valuable samples to understand the moon's early history.
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