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Planetary scientists analyzing a lunar meteorite known as Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 have uncovered evidence of an asteroid impact that occurred 3.5 billion years ago on the Moon.
the Moon, inner Solar System
Who
Planetary scientists analyzing a lunar meteorite known as Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593; Dr. Carolyn Crow, a planetary scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and her colleagues
What
Planetary scientists analyzing a lunar meteorite known as Northwest Africa (NWA) 12593 have uncovered evidence of an asteroid impact that occurred 3.5 billion years ago on the Moon.
When
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:41:05 GMT · 2h 52m ago
Where
the Moon, inner Solar System ·
Why
This evidence helps to reconstruct a period of intense bombardment that left lasting marks across the inner Solar System and is critical to understanding our own origins and how catastrophic events like asteroid impacts might have affected early life on Earth.
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How this affects you
This discovery provides a key link to understanding the early Solar System's transition from constant collisions to more sporadic impacts, offering crucial insights into how catastrophic events like asteroid impacts might have affected the emergence and evolution of early life on Earth.
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