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on Friday March 20 2015, @01:04PM
from the it-was-there,-hiding,-all-the-time dept.
from the it-was-there,-hiding,-all-the-time dept.
The Lunar and Planetary Science Conference announced on 2015-03-16 that a 198 km wide crater has been found on the moon using the GRAIL spacecraft that uses gravitational field mapping. This enabled the discovery of craters below the surface. It's been named the Earhart crater. Nice gravitational photos can be found in the links.
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Discovery of a Massive, 198 Kilometer-Wide Crater on the Moon
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The Official Colorado State Vegetable is now the "state legislator".
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday March 20 2015, @04:34PM
Also, I'd think that "massive" would be precisely the wrong word to use when describing a feature whose defining characteristic is having an unusual lack of mass compared to the areas around it.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Saturday March 21 2015, @03:04AM
Also, I'd think that "massive" would be precisely the wrong word to use when describing a feature whose defining characteristic is having an unusual lack of mass compared to the areas around it.
Not everyone thinks like a scientist. In general usage, massive does not just mean 'high mass'.
mas·sive [google.com]
ˈmasiv/
adjective
adjective: massive
2. exceptionally large.
"massive crowds are expected"
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