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Originally posted by spacedoubt
nice,
thanks for finding that.
14 meter wide crater, not bad for a 14 inch rock!
Originally posted by spacedoubt
nice,
thanks for finding that.
14 meter wide crater, not bad for a 14 inch rock...edit for exaggerating a 14 inch object, when it was only 10 inches.
[edit on 13-6-2006 by spacedoubt]
If a rock like that hit Earth, it would never reach the ground. "Earth's atmosphere protects us," Cooke explains. "A 10-inch meteoroid would disintegrate in mid-air, making a spectacular fireball in the sky but no crater." The Moon is different. Having no atmosphere, it is totally exposed to meteoroids. Even small ones can cause spectacular explosions, spraying debris far and wide.
Originally posted by TheBandit795
... Why do I see something that looks like a burst of flames in that video? Can somebody explain that please?
Originally posted by TheBandit795
And what kinds of explosions are those? Seeing that there's no oxygen on the moon. Why do I see something that looks like a burst of flames in that video? Can somebody explain that please?
Originally posted by St Udio
that Question also got me to pondering other Questions...
maybe there were trapped gasses in the rock or comet??
would hydrogen convert to heat & light (a flame like explosion)
if it impacted @ 85Kph ??
also, I can't imagine that that 10" meteor hitting the moon, (with 1/6 the earths gravity)
would release more destructive energy on earth as its target, than it did on the moon
just how fast can you run under water? or hit home run balls under water?
our thicker atmosphere would slow down & burn up the meteor,
then the impact would be deadened by both atmospheric pressure and gravity
as compared to the moons environment, no?