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Related: About this forum'Biggest observed meteorite impact' hits Moon (BBC)
By Rebecca Morelle
Science reporter, BBC World Service
Scientists say they have observed a record-breaking impact on the Moon.
Spanish astronomers spotted a meteorite with a mass of about half a tonne crashing into the lunar surface last September.
They say the collision would have generated a flash of light so bright that it would have been visible from Earth.
The event is reported in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
"This is the largest, brightest impact we have ever observed on the Moon," said Prof Jose Madiedo, of the University of Huelva in south-western Spain.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26325934
http://mnras.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/02/19/mnras.stu083
mike_c
(36,281 posts)...or that some objects are wandering in and out of close orbits.
Vinnie From Indy
(10,820 posts)I don't think that one would have made through our atmosphere.