Each year, millions of visitors marvel at the geological intricacy and beauty of the vast chasm of the Grand Canyon carved through the Arizona desert by 5 million years of water erosion.

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 lunar surface with a ...

Using energy greater than the global nuclear weapons inventory, an impact event carved two grand canyons into the moon’s surface, and the asymmetrical distribution could clear the way for future lunar ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 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. That's good news for ...