Scientists Discover Young Craters on Moon

A team of scientists has discovered two geologically young craters -- one 16 million years old and the other between 75-420 million years -- in the Moon's darkest regions.

“These 'young' impact craters are a really exciting discovery," said senior research scientist D. Kathleen Mandt from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Texas.

Finding geologically young craters and honing in on their age helps us understand the collision history in the solar system, she added.

Collisions in space have played an important role in the formation of the solar system, including the formation of the Moon.

Impact craters tell the history of collisions between objects in the solar system.