India, Feb. 5 -- A new study by US and British scientists has revealed that an ancient asteroid collision near the moon's south pole created two massive canyons, each the size of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, in just 10 minutes, according to findings published in the journal Nature Communications on Tuesday.

This discovery is seen as positive news for scientists and NASA, who are planning to land astronauts at the untouched, Earth-facing side of the moon's south pole, which is believed to contain older rocks in their original condition.

The researchers mapped the area using data and images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and tracked the debris path that formed the canyons. The study suggests that the canyons, located in the "Sch...