Chang’e-4 Probe Explores One of the Largest Impact Craters in the Solar System

The Chang’e-4 probe is exploring the Von Kármán crater which located within the much larger South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin. It was likely formed by a giant impact early in the Moon’s history. The crater is over 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) in diameter and 13 kilometers deep. It is one of the largest impact craters in the Solar System and the largest.

The deepest part of the Earth is in the Ocean at the Mariana trench. The deepest part of the trench is the Challenger Deep at 10,994 meters (36,070 feet) below sea level.

7 thoughts on “Chang’e-4 Probe Explores One of the Largest Impact Craters in the Solar System”

  1. Agreed, this is an extremely sloppy article. If I had turned in a piece like this in my staff writing or freelance days, I would have been summarily fired, and rightfully so.

  2. Sigh the Chinese don’t need someone else to give them landing software orange…they can either make it themselves or steal it.

  3. Brian, when will you start to proofread the articles? In order:

    • “crater which located” : should be “crater, which is located” or “crater that is located”
    • “The crater is over 2,500 kilometers (1,550 miles) in diameter”: the crater itself is 180km in diameter, it’s the basin (another crater in its own right) that is 2,500km wide.
    • “one of the largest impact craters in the Solar System and the largest.”: I suppose the largest *on the Moon* ?
  4. Elon’s factory in Shanghai in exchange for help with lunar landing software. A good trade for China.

  5. “Chang’e-4 Probe Explores (a very small part of) One of the Largest Impact Craters in the Solar System”
    FIFY.

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