Smithsonian Magazine on MSN1d
Two of the Moon’s Grand Canyons Were Formed in Just Ten Violent Minutes, New Study Suggests
Scientists say Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck—dramatic trenches near the lunar south pole—were carved in a blast that ...
Grand Canyons on the Moon Were Made in a Matter of Minutes
Scientists proposed an explanation for the formation of Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck near the lunar south pole, which ...
Astronomy on MSN4d
The Moon’s epic ‘grand canyons’ were gouged out in 10 minutes by an asteroid strike
The vast valleys of Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck demonstrate the incredible forces that shaped the face of the Moon.
Space on MSN7d
Bullet-fast moon rocks carved 2 lunar gorges deeper than the Grand Canyon
The lunar canyons Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck are extraordinarily deep, and scientists now know the valleys were ...
Ancient Asteroid Smashed Into The Moon Carving Out Grand Canyon-Sized Craters, Study Says
Researches have determined that ejecta from an ancient asteroid. strike carved out the grand canyons (Vallis Schrödinger and ...
10 Minutes of Violence Gave The Moon Its Very Own 'Grand Canyons'
Now, scientists believe that they have figured it out. Two huge canyons scored into the surface of the Moon were created in ...
Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say
Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object ...
IFLScience on MSN7d
"Grand Canyons" On The Moon Were Carved Out In Ten Catastrophic Minutes
"Whereas Arizona’s Grand Canyon was carved by water over the last 5 to 6 million years and from integrated paleocanyons that ...
How an Asteroid Hit the Moon and Made Two 'Grand Canyons'
A colossal impact billions of years ago carved out the canyons that rival the most breathtaking features here on Earth in a ...