Back in March, the Moon was struck by a meteoroid travelling 56,000 mph. The resulting explosion released the equivalent of five tons of TNT — a flash that could be seen from Earth with the naked eye. NASA has now released an image of the moon’s latest feature.
https://gizmodo.com/the-biggest-explosion-ever-seen-on-the-moon-508167482
The image was captured by NASA’s Lunar Impact Monitoring Program. The exact coordinates of the crater is 20.6°N, 336.1°E. The new hole stretches 59 feet (18 meters) across.
Here are four different views of the new crater:
All images NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University.
