Monday, March 19, 2018

"Good Night, Moon"

New moon

1.6 days old

2.8 percent lit

16 March 2018
By Dylan Furness

The moon (click here) is under constant bombardment by meteorites and asteroids that can leave massive craters on its surface. The Aitken basin, the largest impact crater on the lunar surface, has a diameter equivalent to the distance from London to Athens, Greece. But not all craters are so noticeable — most are relatively insignificant.

Thousands of previously unknown craters have been spotted on the moon thanks to an artificial intelligence program designed by researchers at the University of Toronto....