Re:Record-Breaking Meteorite Crash on Moon
by Crito on Monday February 24, 2014 @06:03PM
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I don't think you do defend against that. Even if you buried your base, a direct strike by something that big and fast would almost certainly cause you problems unless you were very deep. The crater is 40 meters across and while it isn't as deep, the shockwave anything under it would have felt probably would have been pretty brutal.
A potential Moon base would count on direct strikes by very energetic meteorites being extremely unlikely.
A potential Moon base would count on direct strikes by very energetic meteorites being extremely unlikely.