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The moon's South Pole-Aitken basin is the largest known crater in existence, and there's something big hidden underneath.
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Sources:
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL082252 Main paper
https://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=210457 press release
earthsky.org/space/mystery-mass-moon-south-pole-aitken-basin editorial
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/July98/spa.html SPA
lunar-landing.arc.nasa.gov/LLW2018-40 sample return
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/exploration/CLSE-landing-site-study/SouthPoleAitkenBasin/
istockphoto.com/photo/moon-at-night-with-bright-and-dark-clouds-on-blue-background-gm1159947798-317351385
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Back_side_of_the_Moon_AS16-3021.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luna_3_moon.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aitken_crater_AS17-151-23210.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_Farside_LRO.jpg
jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-grail-creates-most-accurate-moon-gravity-map
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aitken_crater_AS17-M-0341.jpg
istockphoto.com/photo/earths-full-moon-v3-gm157638771-13896214
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroimages/lola-20100409-aitken.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_Sample.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_Olivine_Basalt_15555_from_Apollo_15_in_National_Museum_of_Natural_History.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GRAIL.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter_001.jpg
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
SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at tiktok.com/@scishow
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Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/SciShowSpace
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Sources:
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL082252 Main paper
https://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=210457 press release
earthsky.org/space/mystery-mass-moon-south-pole-aitken-basin editorial
http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/July98/spa.html SPA
lunar-landing.arc.nasa.gov/LLW2018-40 sample return
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/exploration/CLSE-landing-site-study/SouthPoleAitkenBasin/
istockphoto.com/photo/moon-at-night-with-bright-and-dark-clouds-on-blue-background-gm1159947798-317351385
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Back_side_of_the_Moon_AS16-3021.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luna_3_moon.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aitken_crater_AS17-151-23210.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_Farside_LRO.jpg
jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-grail-creates-most-accurate-moon-gravity-map
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aitken_crater_AS17-M-0341.jpg
istockphoto.com/photo/earths-full-moon-v3-gm157638771-13896214
nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/multimedia/lroimages/lola-20100409-aitken.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_Sample.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_Olivine_Basalt_15555_from_Apollo_15_in_National_Museum_of_Natural_History.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GRAIL.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter_001.jpg
