https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/what-a-massive-new-crater-means-for-future-moon-basesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/what-a-massive-new-crater-means-for-future-moon-baseshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/what-a-massive-new-crater-means-for-future-moon-bases#u89877Wed, 30 Sep 2026 03:31:51 +0000NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered a massive new impact crater on the moon named McGetchin, located on the lunar eastern limb. Formed by a rare impact in 2024 involving an asteroid the size of a six-story building, the newly identified scar measures 728 feet wide and 141 feet deep. UCLA researchers note that the powerful event disturbed the lunar surface more than 3 kilometers away from the impact site. This find represents the largest newly formed impact crater ever recorded in the solar system, reshaping scientific understanding of surface remodelling and future lunar ba