South Pole–Aitken basin
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The South Pole–Aitken basin is an immense impact crater on the far side of the Moon. At roughly 2,500 km in diameter and between 6.2 and 8.2 km deep, it is one of the largest known impact craters in t
Apollo 8 photograph showing the mountains along the northern rim of the basin
Chang'e-5/6 spacecraft full-stack full-scale mockup
Full Moon 2010
Impact crater
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An impact crater is a depression in the surface of a solid astronomical body formed by the hypervelocity impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or int
South Pole–Aitken basin
…The South Pole–Aitken basin (SPA Basin, ) is an immense impact crater on the far side of the Moon. At roughly 2,500 km (1,600 mi) in diameter and between 6.2 and 8.2 km (3.9–5.1 mi) deep, it is one of the largest known…
500-kilometre-wide (310 mi) crater Engelier on Saturn's moon Iapetus
Recently formed (between July 2010 and May 2012) impact crater on Mars showing a pristine ray system of ejecta
Eugene Shoemaker, pioneer impact crater researcher, here at a crystallographic microscope used to examine meteorites
Nested Craters on Mars, 40.104° N, 125.005° E. These nested craters are probably caused by changes in the strength of the target material. This usually happens when a weaker material overlies a stronger material.