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11869617 No.11869617 [Reply] [Original]

What would happen if Ceres collided with our moon?

>> No.11869618

>>11869617
it would be very painful

>> No.11869639

>>11869618
you're a big planet

>> No.11869646

>>11869617
It would shatter the crust of the moon and the heat would melt the lithosphere and flood the moon with lava. Earth may get with with large chunks of rocks from the shattered dwarf planet and debris blasted off from the moon. If Ceres hits the side of the moon facing the earth then the flash of light could incinerate everything it hits and cause a mass extinction.

>> No.11869723

>>11869617

we would go out with one hell of a bang

>> No.11870068

If this happened would we hear it on Earth?

>> No.11870142

earth would barely notice
https://youtu.be/8KkQCv9opJw?t=160

>> No.11870159

>>11870068
Probably a trolling question, but I'm bored enough to answer: no sound because there is no air. A lot of radiation especially infrared, instead.
The impact would also cause a lot of debris some of them eventually hitting earth with very unpleasant results.

>> No.11870168

>>11870159
>no sound because there is no air
Wrong.
https://www.space.com/earth-atmosphere-extends-beyond-moon.html