The Massive Chunk of Metal Hiding in the Moon

The moon’s South Pole-Aitken basin is the largest known crater in existence, and there’s something big hidden underneath.

Hosted By: Reid Reimers

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Sources:
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL082252 Main paper
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