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

Monday, February 24, 2014 - 10:30 in Astronomy & Space

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)

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