Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
18%
3 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
74/100
CBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
5
Science
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
NASA satellite discovers a new crater on the moon that's bigger than the Colosseum
'This event constitutes a statistically rare, effectively once-in-a-lifetime observation,' scientists write
Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum and is the result of a powerful impact two years ago that initially went undetected.
The steep-sided hole — 222 metres across and up to 43 metres deep — is the solar system's biggest known impact crater carved out in recent times.
Such a large-scale event is estimated to occur only once every 132 years, researchers said, making this a treasure trove of information as NASA prepares to build a base for astronauts on the moon.
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NASA → discover → moon
"This event constitutes a statistically rare, effectively once-in-a-lifetime observation," the scientists wrote in one of two studies appearing on the subject Wednesday in the journal Science Advances.
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scientists → constitute → journal
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spotted the crater on the moon's near side in May 2024 soon after it was formed by an incoming fragment of an asteroid or comet.
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it → spot → asteroid
The moon strike escaped real-time detection by telescopes on Earth and in space.
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strike → escape → space
LRO's wide-angle images were not identified in the crush of data until August 2025.
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images → identify → August
The spacecraft gathered more detailed pictures last fall, followed by confirmation of the discovery early this year.
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spacecraft → gather → discovery
The crater is named for the late Thomas McGetchin, a former director of Houston's Lunar and Planetary Institute.
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crater → name → Institute
Like gardening
Pockmarked since ancient times, the moon bears some of the solar system's largest impact craters, including one that stretches more than 2,400 kilometres across.
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that → bear → one
This latest impact churned the lunar surface for more than 100 kilometres.
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impact → churn → kilometres
Dust and rocky soil were hurled away at a higher angle than expected, according to Mark Robinson, chief scientist for the LRO's cameras who works at Intuitive Machines.
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who → hurl → Machines
Here's the mark a SpaceX rocket crash left on the moon
Astronauts' movement increased subsurface temperatures on the moon, study finds
A separate study identified a seven-kilometre-wide cold spot around the new crater, consistent with a loosening of the moon's topsoil.
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study → leave → topsoil
Co-author David Paige of the University of California, Los Angeles, likens it to gardening.
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Paige → liken → gardening
"We're now thinking of impacts as a way to garden the regolith — churning the sediments and putting stuff above that's usually below the surface," Paige said in a statement.
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Paige → think → statement
The LRO's numerous crater discoveries since its launch in 2009 show that the moon's top two centimetres of soil is being overturned by ejected material every 80,000 years, faster than previously thought, according to Robinson.
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centimetres → show → Robinson
Contrary to the popular belief that the Apollo moonwalkers' dusty lunar footprints will last forever, they will "definitely be long gone in that time frame," Robinson said in an email.
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Robinson → last → email
The next step is to calculate the risk of ejected crater material striking NASA's planned moon base, he added.
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he → calculate → base
"That information will help engineers harden structures so one won't have to worry about damage, or maybe worry less."
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one → help → damage
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