Re: (meteorobs) Do leonids hitting the moon make observable craters?

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• Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 09:57:38 EST
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In a message dated 12/1/2001 9:42:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
scattol@videotrondot ca writes:

<< When meteroids hit the moon and create enought of a flash to be observed 
from
 earth, do they make a big enough crater to be viewed with an amateur 
telescope?
 Anyone tried to observed them? Any success?
  >>
 Patrice:

The crater would have to be about 1 km across to see with an amateur-class
scope.  The smallest crater visible with any telescope from Earth is about
1/2 km, I believe.

Bob Young
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