[meteorite-list] Meteorite Impact Observed the Moon

[Paul]

An Explosion on the Moon: So you thought nothing ever happens 
on the moon? Dr. Tony Phillips, Science at NASA, [

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/22dec_lunartaurid.htm?list109322

"December 23, 2005: 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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