India, Sept. 17 -- Scientists have found a big new crater on the moon which is said to be created by 'once-in-a-century' impact. The crater, named McGetchin, is 728 feet (222 meters) wide and 141 feet (43 meters) deep and was revealed by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).

The crater has been named after pioneering lunar scientist Tom McGetchin.

Scientists say it is the largest newly formed crater yet discovered anywhere in the solar system, NASA said in a statement. The impact that led to the formation of the crater may have occurred sometime between April 11 and May 22, 2024, according to the researchers who published a paper about their discovery in Science Advances.

The crater, roughly the size of two American football field...