NASA's Moon Orbiter Has Spotted An Impact Crater That Only Happens Once A Century
It’s the largest modern-day crater in our solar system, NASA says.
NASA Goddard/Intuitive Machines/Robert Wagner
Sometime between April 11 and May 22, 2024, a comet or an asteroid that's about the size of a three- to six‑story building slammed into the lunar surface and made the largest modern-day crater in our solar system. While we weren't able to observe it in real time, we can now see what it looks like, thanks to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). NASA scientist Robert Wagner noticed a change on the moon's surface while looking at images taken by the orbiter's wide-angle camera in October 2025. After comparing before and after photos, he was able to confirm that there was indeed a new lunar crater, which was then officially named after scientist Tom McGetchin.
To be clear, the McGetchin crater isn't thelargest crater on the moon. That honor belongs to the South...
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