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NASA scientists managed to record a strong explosion on surface of the moon. This is stated in the space press release. US agencies. Explosion is not dangerous for the Earth. 
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It is reported that the explosion occurred as a result of a meteorite fall to the surface of the moon and was visible from Earth with the naked eye. The facility bombarded an area known as the Sea of Rains (Mare Imbrium). As a result of the fall, a flash occurred, which turned out to be more than 10 times brighter than many other flashes, previously registered. 
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The flash lasted for about one second, and its brightness reached the brightness of a star of 4th magnitude. The object represented a 40-pound meteorite with a diameter of 0.3-0.4 m, moving with speed of 90.1 thousand km / h The blast power was 5 tons in TNT equivalent. As a result of the fall of the body was supposed a crater with a diameter of 20 m is formed, which may succeed later detected using the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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