Tag: SPA


  • Massive Moon crater could rewrite the Moon’s origin story

    Massive Moon crater could rewrite the Moon’s origin story

    New clues from the Moon’s largest crater A fresh interpretation of the Moon’s oldest giant impact hinges on the South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest known impact structure in the solar system. Led by planetary scientist Jeffrey Andrews-Hanna of the University of Arizona, the study argues that the downrange rim of SPA lies near the…