Post by james on Jun 13, 2006 22:14:40 GMT -4
science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/13jun_lunarsporadic.htm
"On May 2, 2006, a meteoroid hit the Moon's Sea of Clouds (Mare Nubium) with 17 billion joules of kinetic energy—that's about the same as 4 tons of TNT,"
"On May 2, 2006, a meteoroid hit the Moon's Sea of Clouds (Mare Nubium) with 17 billion joules of kinetic energy—that's about the same as 4 tons of TNT,"
The link seems really slow at the moment, but this is pretty neat that they caught this on video. I also couldn't help but think of Pepsi78 when I read the 17 billion joules of KE line... that's one very radioactive crater!
