# A routine quality check on a Moon map turned up a bright spot ringed by a dark halo, and it marked a 222-metre crater that did not exist before spring 2024, the largest newly formed crater yet found anywhere in the solar system

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-09-19 23:40 UTC · Category: Science

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*Canonical Source: https://pulse.byoviral.com/trend/2026-09-19/a-routine-quality-check-on-a-moon-map-turned-up-a-bright-spot-ringed-by-a-dark*