Documented meteor collision with our moon? Asteroid collision? Astronomy question.
2007-07-15 16:13:26 · 4 answers · asked by buzzhawgproductions 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
NASA astronomers watched a new crater on the moon form on May 2, 2006 - they saw a meteor hit the Sea of Clouds (Mare Nubium). They estimated it struck with 17 billion joules of kinetic energy (about tje same as 4 tons of TNT).
The impact created a bright fireball which we video-recorded using a 10-inch telescope.
Lunar impacts have been seen before but this was the best-ever recording of an explosion in progress.
2007-07-15 16:20:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
absolutely. As far as whether the asteroid/meteor was named and seen prior to impact, I don not know.
But those craters came from somewhere....
edit: so I dug a bit deeper..... and found a nasa link to document a meteor impact
2007-07-15 23:17:54 · answer #2 · answered by K B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look at the surface. Each crater was a collision.
2007-07-16 00:11:50 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-07-15 23:17:51 · answer #4 · answered by eric l 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋