Are there any new - within the last hundred years - craters on the Moon visible by telescope?
2006-10-07 15:52:17 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I see four...
http://www.bro.lsu.edu/bras/images/cg_plato1.gif
2006-10-07 16:04:34 · update #1
Hi. A few weeks ago a satellite called "SMART" was deliberately crashed onto the Moon. The crash was visible, but I do not believe the crater is. If you want a telescope challenge, find the craters in the center of Plato (the moon crater). There are several but I have only seen the largest in my telescope. It's about a mile in diameter.
2006-10-07 15:56:17 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
None we have been able to identify. Any new ones must be quite small and we don't have 100 year old pictures that show such small craters for comparison with new pictures.
2006-10-07 22:59:31 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋