A Meteorite Explodes on the Moon: Q&A with a Smithsonian Geophysicist
Friday, May 31, 2013 - 12:30
in Astronomy & Space
A fiery explosion on the surface of the Moon, visible to the naked eye, recently surprised NASA astronomers monitoring the moon for meteorite strikes. In this Q&A a geophysicist at the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum answers a few questions about the explosion and the geologic processes that shape the moon's surface.