NASA discovered the “once in a century” Moon crater by comparing years of lunar photographs from two different types of cameras
September 24, 2026
Last week, NASA announced that in October 2025, it spotted a huge new crater on the surface of the Moon.
Measuring about 728 feet (222 meters) across and roughly 141 feet (43 meters) deep, according to NASA, the lunar impact site, officially called McGetchin crater, was a “once in a century” event.
However, McGetchin crater wasn’t discovered by a spacecraft actively watching the impact…