NASA scientists have recorded an explosion

NASA scientists managed to record strong explosion on the surface of the moon. This is stated in a press release, the US space agency. Danger to Earth the explosion did not predstavlyaet.

It is reported that the explosion occurred as a result of a meteorite on the surface of the moon was visible from Earth with the naked eye. Object bombarded the area known as the Sea of ​​Rains (Mare Imbrium). As a result of the fall of an outbreak, which was more than 10 times brighter than many other outbreaks registered ranee.

The outbreak lasted for about one second, and its brightness is reached the brightness of the stars of the 4th magnitude. The object is a 40-pound meteorite with a diameter of 0.3-0.4 m, driven at a speed of 90.1 thousand. Km / h. The power of the explosion was 5 tons of TNT. As a result of the fall of the body was a crater 20 m in diameter, which may later be able to be detected by the device Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Source: mirfactov.com/