Lunar Impact |
Lunar Impact |
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Dec 23 2005, 07:55 PM
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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/22...lunartaurid.htm
NASA scientists have observed an explosion on the moon. The blast, equal in energy to about 70 kg of TNT, occurred near the edge of Mare Imbrium (the Sea of Rains) on Nov. 7, 2005, when a 12-centimeter-wide meteoroid slammed into the ground traveling 27 km/s. |
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