Could Astronauts on the moon observe a meteor shower?

Question

How?

Explain.....

Answer 1

probably not, the moon has no atmosphere. meteor showers can be seen from space however, but i think from the moon would be a little too far away

Answer 2

You question is not clear. Are you asking if astronauts on the moon could see a meteor shower that hits the Earth? Or, a meteor shower that hits the moon?

1) If the former ...

I think it might be possible if the astronauts were standing on the moon during a lunar eclipse. Thus, Earth would be dark and there would be far less light striking the Moon. (I'm not going to explain why the Moon is not dark during a lunar eclipse.) If a larger meteor were to strike Earth's atmosphere and burn up, they might be able to see it.

2) If the latter ...

There's no atmosphere on the moon. Any meteor striking the moon would have to close enough for the astronauts to see the impact. Otherwise, they would not notice.

Answer 3

Yes, they would see small craters being formed in the ground around them.

For those below who are skeptical. I may point out that astronomers have observed Leonid meteors hitting the moon from a quarter million miles away.

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/top10_leonidsfacts-5.html

Answer 4

No! but a meteor could turn him into a big pile of mush!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Hi. JTRaceFan is a bit optimistic. The craters would (hopefully) be few and far between. So, I don't think so.

Answer 7

Interested in this

Answer 8

with their eyes