The moon's grand canyons were carved in the blink of an eye
1 天前 · The Grand Canyon in Arizona got carved by water over millions of years of slow but steady erosion. Two similarly-sized canyons on the moon got carved by flying rocks in about …
Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon …
5 小时之前 · 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. CNN …
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
1 天前 · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side.. …
Grand Canyons on the Moon Were Made in a Matter of Minutes
1 天前 · Two canyons near the south pole of the moon rival the Grand Canyon, both in depth and length. Unlike the sinuous chasm in Arizona, the two lunar canyons, known as Vallis …
Grand Canyons of the Moon - lpi.usra.edu
1 天前 · While the Grand Canyon took millions of years to form, the two grand canyons on the Moon were carved in less than 10 minutes.” The impacting asteroid or comet likely hit the …
Grand Canyons of the Moon - newsroom.usra.edu
1 天前 · While the Grand Canyon took millions of years to form, the two grand canyons on the Moon were carved in less than 10 minutes.” The impacting asteroid or comet likely hit the …
Two giant valleys on the Moon, each the size of the Grand Canyon ...
23 小时之前 · The Grand Canyon was formed over 5 to 6 million years as the Colorado River carved through a plateau in Arizona. (Flickr: Hannes Flo, Grand Canyon, CC BY 2.0)Debris …
The moon's grand canyons were carved in the blink of an eye
1 天前 · The Grand Canyon in Arizona got carved by water over millions of years of slow but steady erosion. Two similarly-sized canyons on the moon got carved by flying rocks in about …
The moon’s two grand canyons formed in less than 10 minutes
1 天前 · A comparison of the width and depth of the Grand Canyon along the Bright Angel hiking trail (top) and Vallis Planck on the moon’s south pole (bottom). The colors each represent 500 …
Grand canyons on the Moon - Nature Communications
1 天前 · 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 56,57, the Moon’s Vallis …