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Originally Posted by SexPanda
Yeah, even if it was a 2 ton nuke, Im sure the moon's been hit by bigger things in the last few billion years.
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Originally Posted by NASA
The energy associated with the LCROSS impact is about 6 billion Joules. A 10 kg (about 22 lbs) meteorite would impact with about 8 billion Joules of energy. There are probably several of these size objects striking the moon every few months.
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This is no sweat for the moon. Get out your telescopes and enjoy the show.