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



In a message dated 12/2/01 5:35:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
scattol@videotrondot ca writes:

<< Ok, so how big a crater the objects that create these flashes
 make? >>


I thought I read either on the Lunar Impact site or the listserv that a 
Leonid particle hitting the moon vaporizes a few meters of lunar surface. Way 
too small to see from earth. 

KK
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