Two Grand Canyon-size features on the far side of the moon were likely formed in about 10 minutes after an unknown object slammed into the moon 3.8 billion years ago. CNN values your feedback 1.

The extraordinary formations, each comparable in size to Earth’s Grand Canyon, are hidden on the far side of the moon — the side that always faces away from Earth — near the lunar south pole ...

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The lunar Grand Canyon: Our moon has two gigantic basins that were carved out in just 10 MINUTES (despite being even bigger than the one in Arizona!) ...

The Earth's Grand Canyon took millions of years to carve, but the moon's grand canyons took about ten minutes. Listen Share By Nell Greenfieldboyce Feb 04, 2025 11:01am ( All Things Considered / NPR) ...

Considering it took 5 million years to create the Grand Canyon in Arizona, it’s hard to comprehend that its lunar counterparts were created in a mere 10 minutes.

View of the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona as seen from river level. The walls of the canyon, while dramatic, are not as high as those of the lunar grand canyons. (David Kring/Lunar and Planetary ...

The Grand Canyon in Arizona got carved by water over millions of years of slow but steady erosion. Two similarly-sized canyons on the moon got carved by flying rocks in about 10 minutes.

The extraordinary formations, each comparable in size to Earth’s Grand Canyon, are hidden on the far side of the moon — the side that always faces away from Earth — near the lunar south pole ...