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BAM! 38,000 MPH Space Rock Slams Into Moon | Video




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An estimated 4 foot-wide, 880 lbs asteroid hit the moon on September 11th, 2013. It had explosive force of 15 tons of TNT. Spanish telescopes that are part of Moon Impacts Detection and Analysis System (MIDAS) recorded the explosion. (looped)


Credit: J. Madiedo / MIDAS / Universidad de Huelva



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