Possible Secondary Impact Craters Identified

Planetary ScienceMeteror Science
Written By Alexandra Hart
Lunar image of impact craters

MESSENGER image of secondary craters surrounding a primary impact site. Wikimedia Commons

This may be the first “Secondary” impact site ever identified on earth- where a cluster craters have been caused by a massive primary impact 280 million years ago. There are many examples of secondary impact craters on the Moon, and the dozens of craters are located in Wyoming, USA will need to confirmed with further research. Read more here.

Alexandra Hart
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