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		duskwuff on May 17, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bright Explosion on the Moon Read rkaplan's comment above. In short, it's hitting with so much energy that the force of the impact alone is enough to leave the rock glowing-hot.

herdrick on May 18, 2013 [–]

And even vaporize some of the material, thus an explosion.

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