Wednesday, September 23, 2026

New Lunar Crater Offers Keys To Moon’s Shallow Subsurface

Astronaut John W. Young, commander of the Apollo 16 lunar landing mission, stands on the rim of Plum Crater while collecting lunar samples at Station 1 during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity (EVA-1) at the Descartes landing site.  Credit:  NASA via Wikipedia

Asteroids which strike the Moon and create new craters offer lunar scientists a window onto the workings of our natural satellite’s shallow subsurface.



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