Astronomer records meteorite hitting the Moon

Daichi Fujii, director of the Hiratsuka City Museum, used a telescope to record a flash of light produced by a meteorite crashing into the Moon.

The event took place at 6:14 p.m. on February 23 (Hanoi time). It appears that the meteorite crashed near the Ideler L crater.northwest of Pitiscus crater, said Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii.

Meteorites travel at an average speed of about 48,300 km/h, or 13.4 km per second. Their high-speed collisions create high levels of heat and craters, and produce powerful flashes of visible light.. Collisions on the Moon can be observed from Earthlike the Fujii image, if it is large enough and occurs in the Earth-facing area on Moon night.

Meteors crashed into the Moon, causing many craters to form on the Moon.

Meteors crashed into the Moon, causing many craters to form on the Moon.

Fujii said the newly formed sinkhole could have a diameter of about 12 meters. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter or the Indian lunar probe Chandrayaan 2 are capable of photographing this crater.

Meteorites crash into Earth every day, and most of them burn up completely as they pass through the atmosphere. However, the Moon only has an extremely thin exosphere, so meteorites that cannot reach the Earth’s surface can easily crash into the Moon, causing many craters to appear on the Moon. Meteors continually crash into the Moon’s surface, sometimes breaking the surface structure into tiny particles or lunar soil.

Recording these events is very significant because it helps scientists understand the extent of impacts on the Moon’s surface. This is particularly useful for countries considering sending astronauts to the Moon to live and work.

Article source: VnExpress