(meteorobs) Fwd: An Explosion on the Moon

[PAUL OBORNE]

DR.
   
  WHAT ELSE COULD SMELL LIKE GUNPOWDER? COULD IT BE THE SMEEL FROM MANY METERORS HITTING THE MOONS SUFACE OR SMELLS LEFT OVER FROM WHEN THE MOON WAS FORMED? IS THER ANY ARTICLE THAT I MAY GET MY HANDS ON NOW BEFORE JANUARY?
   
  PAUL OBORNE
  PAULOBE2003 at YAHOO.COM

"Dr. Tony Phillips" <phillips at spacescience.com> wrote:
  Dear Arlene, According to many Apollo astronauts, moondust smells like 
spent gunpowder. The exact reason for the smell is unknown. This will be 
the topic of a Science at NASA story in early January. Regards, Tony

At 11:27 AM 12/23/2005, you wrote:
>thanks for sending this Michael. i wanted to bring up something in that
>article but thought it was too off topic but since you 'broke the ice' i'm
>going to go ahead and ask...
>
>in the article, it says that the moondust 'makes the air smell'...
>
>smell like what? does anyone have an idea what would cause the smell and
>what smell would that be??
>
>arlene
>south of troy.
>
>On 12/23/05, Michael Boschat wrote:
> >
> > NASA Science News for December 23, 2005
> >
> > So you thought nothing ever happens on the moon? Think again. NASA
> > scientists have observed a surprising and powerful explosion in the
> > lunar Sea of Rains.
> >
> > FULL STORY at
> >
> > http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/22dec_lunartaurid.htm?list778348
> >
> >
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