Astronomer records video of asteroid smashing into the Moon
Source: descrier.co.uk
An astronomer has caught on video the moment that an asteroid, weighing an estimated 400kg, smashed into the Moon at 38,000 miles per hour (61,150 km/h).Professor Jose Maria Madiedo of the University of Huelva, Spain, saw the images whilst operating two telescopes at 20:07 GMT on 11th September 2013, but has now published his report by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).The impact shows up as a bright flash of light followed by an afterglow that lasts around eight seconds, making it the largest lunar impact ever recorded, and equivalent to around 15 tonnes of TNT.[...]Read the full article at: descrier.co.uk
