New Scientist – a hole on the Moon. 22 October 2009.

[Dennis]

A hole (65-metre-wide, extending at least 80 metres down) has been discovered on the Moon. As reported in New Scientist 22 October 2009 (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18030-found-first-skylight-on-the-moon.html).

Cheers

Dennis

[Astro78]

:eyepop:

[renormalised]

They've seen quite a few of those on Mars as well.

[DJDD]

aliens

[MrB]

It's where this came from:

[Nesti]

Those dimensions are grossly over-exaggerated. I’ve attached a picture so you can get a feel for the size.

Dr Floyd must not have filled in the hole.

[Dennis]

Hmm, after the 1st couple of posts expressing wonderment and informing of similar holes discovered on Mars, the thread appears to have degenerated for some weird reason, given it is a rather simple piece of astronomy news that seeks to explain the potential phenomenon of collapsed lava tubes???:shrug:

Maybe it’s just the relief of the weekend and the exuberance arising from the opportunity to stay up all night viewing!:)

Cheers

Dennis

[MrB]

LOL, sorry Dennis, when I first saw the image of the hole, my mind immediately pictured the 'probe' from Start Trek IV ;)
No, there's no exhuberance here, cloudy night ahead.

[Dennis]

Hi Simon

No apologies required, but thank you nonetheless for your courteousness!:)

I guess I was expecting the discussion to develop and include discussing the location of these holes and whether or not it would be possible to image them from the Earth.:shrug:

I’m not really a Star Trek fan and I haven’t yet seen 2001, so sadly, much of that stuff is lost on me! But for trekkies and Kubrick fans – go for it!

Rain here in Brisbane by the way.:(

Cheers

Dennis

[DavidU]

Interesting.The sub surface temp must be very low.