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Fifty Year Old Moon Mystery Explained

Posted by michael on from the green-cheese dept.

ekarjala writes "This article from NewScientist.com explains that a "flash" on the moon's surface that (captured by an amateur photographer 50 years ago) was probably the result of a 20 meter asteroid hitting the moon's surface."

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  1. Re:The "Moon": A Ridiculous Liberal Myth by xombo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Despite what the revisionist historians tell you, there is no mention of the "moon" anywhere in literature or historical documents -- anywhere -- before 1950. That is when it was initially launched.

    The moon is mentioned in the holy bible, and that was written way before 1950.