Small Asteroid Impacts Moon

Re:Small Asteroid Impacts Moon by wheelerof4te on Sunday March 12, 2023 @09:33AM (#35119863)

There's no shockwave since there's no air on the Moon.

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Re:Small Asteroid Impacts Moon by amelius on Sunday March 12, 2023 @09:51AM (#35119998)

There can be a shockwave along the surface, I suppose, for example.

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Re:Small Asteroid Impacts Moon by op00to on Sunday March 12, 2023 @10:16AM (#35120310)

Could there be a shockwave through the Moon itself?

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Re:Small Asteroid Impacts Moon by wheelerof4te on Sunday March 12, 2023 @10:43AM (#35120588)

Possibly, since the regolith is a good conductor.

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Re:Small Asteroid Impacts Moon by varjag on Monday March 13, 2023 @03:13AM (#35132210)

I meant in the regolith. Can't say if it exceeded the speed of sound in the medium there but given typical impact speeds it probably did. But we can call it a quake if you prefer.

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