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NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater

NASAWednesday, September 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM

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NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater
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It started as a routine data-quality check. But as Robert Wagner, a scientist with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scanned a giant Moon map on his computer screen, an unusually large bright spot circled by a dark halo caught his eye, as it implied that surface…

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. It started as a routine data-quality check. But as Robert Wagner, a scientist with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scanned a giant Moon map on his computer screen, an unusually large bright spot circled by a dark halo caught his eye, as it implied that surface…
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It started as a routine data-quality check. But as Robert Wagner, a scientist with NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), scanned a giant Moon map on his computer screen, an unusually large bright spot circled by a dark halo caught his eye, as it implied that surface…

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

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  1. NASA published: NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater

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