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The biggest hole in the moon: a gigantic impact basin holds the keys to the solar system's past--and may also provide a base for human exploration

Authors :
Oberg, James
Source :
Astronomy. November 2005, Vol. 33 Issue 11, 50
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Sixteen-hundred miles wide and nearly 8 miles deep, the South Pole-Aitken basin sprawls across the Moon's southern farside. It's the largest, deepest, and probably the oldest, impact basin in the [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00916358
Volume :
33
Issue :
11
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Astronomy
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
edsgcl.137011546