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Explosion on Moon Spreads Moondust

Posted by Zonk on from the what-did-you-do-pinky? dept.

Jotii writes "NASA scientists have observed an explosion on the moon. The blast, equal in energy to about 70 kg of TNT, occurred near the edge of Marethe Sea of Rains on Nov. 7, 2005, when a 12-centimeter-wide meteoroid slammed into the ground. The main danger of such explosions is the static and toxic moondust, which is thrown around."

4 of 160 comments (clear)

  1. UFiPod by Basehart · · Score: -1, Troll

    "when a 12-centimeter-wide meteoroid slammed into the ground."

    Or was it a 12-centimeter LONG iPod?

    Merry Christmas everybody!

  2. Re:Commercial opportunity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Its CARAMEL you ignorant american!

  3. I don't believe in the moon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    there's no mention of this in the bible, the moon is just a theory of atheist scientists

  4. too complicated to have occured naturally by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    *waits for fundamentalists to call it intelligent explosion*