Re: explosion on the moon.
- From: Putt <arachnid01@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 02:25:52 GMT
Didnt see anywhere where they said they "detected" the object,
they detected the impact... Big difference...
Putt...
"Allan Smith" <netsmith@(nospam).com> wrote in
news:8X0rf.23169$Qa1.13170@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
> helmsman,
>
> Good lord. A four and three-quarters inch rock travelling at 60,401
> mph?
>
> That'd make a bang allright, as energy is related to the square of
> velocity, and that is a BIG velocity.
>
> Now, how can we detect a less-than-5-inch rock headed for the moon at
> 60K-plus mph from 240,000 miles away, and fail to find any supposed
> WMD in Iraq?
>
> As JJ says, "inquiring minds want to know".
>
> Allan
>
> <helmsman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:gbmoq1ldc8oq50p3gf4q03k148emrtmmdj@xxxxxxxxxx
>> December 23, 2005: NASA scientists have observed an explosion on the
>> moon. The blast, equal in energy to about 70 kg of TNT, occurred near
>> the edge of Mare Imbrium (the Sea of Rains) on Nov. 7, 2005, when a
>> 12-centimeter-wide meteoroid slammed into the ground traveling 27
>> km/s.
>> http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/22dec_lunartaurid.htm?list8625
>> 5
>
>
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