Grand Canyons on Moon Were Made in a Matter of Minutes

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 slammed into the moon 3.8 billion years ago.
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 are each about the size of Earth’s Grand Canyon.
Moon Grand Canyon carved out in less than 10 minutes by bullet-fast space rocks
Moon Grand Canyon carved out in less than 10 minutes by bullet-fast space rocks - Space rocks travelling as fast as a bullet carved out 2.6km trench in lunar surface
The moon's grand canyons were carved in the blink of an eye
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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"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 formed over 70 million years, the Moon’s Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck were carved by streams of impacting rock in less than 10 min," the team wrote in their study.
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New research reveals that canyons near the moon's south pole, similar in size to Arizona's Grand Canyon, were formed in less than 10 minutes by a colossal impact over 3.8 billion years ago. These ...