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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. GRR! Stop posting this! by shrikel · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is getting obscenely old. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE stop posting this comment! Every time there's a moon-related story, this comment, word for word, is posted. Grr. I wish I'd saved a mod point today.

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