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| "Click on image to enlarge" NASA's lunar monitoring program has detected hundreds of meteoroid impacts. The brightest, detected on March 17, 2013, in Mare Imbrium, is marked by the red square. Source- NASA |
May 17, 2013: For the past 8 years, NASA astronomers have been monitoring the Moon for signs of explosions caused by meteoroids hitting the lunar surface. "Lunar meteor showers" have turned out to be more common than anyone expected, with hundreds of detectable impacts occurring every year. ScienceCasts: Bright Explosion on the Moon
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2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
2013 THE Year of Meteors, Asteroids, Comets, and MORE!!
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