The Moon is very big, and any small object hitting it would have very little effect on its motion around the Earth, because the Moon's own momentum would overwhelm that of the impact. Most asteroid collisions would result in large craters and little else; even the largest asteroid known, Ceres, wouldn't budge the Moon.
What would happen if the Moon was destroyed by an asteroid?
The most immediate consequence of destroying the Moon would be a much darker night sky. The Moon is the largest and most-reflective object in our sky, outside of the Sun of course. Losing it would make the rest of the sky comparatively brighter, which might be a nice side effect for ground-based deep-sky astronomers.
What would happen if we destroyed the Moon?
Get rid of the moon Without a moon, we'd be able to see much dimmer and more distant objects in space all year round, without having to wait for the right phase. Another bonus is, if we did destroy the moon, it could potentially result in Earth having rings.
When was the last time the Moon was hit with an asteroid?
When was the last time the Moon was hit by a meteor? On March 19, 2013, an impact occurred on the Moon that was visible from Earth, when a boulder-sized 30 cm meteoroid slammed into the lunar surface at 90,000 km/h (25 km/s; 56,000 mph) creating a 20-meter crater.
Can we live without the Moon?
It is the pull of the Moon's gravity on the Earth that holds our planet in place. Without the Moon stabilising our tilt, it is possible that the Earth's tilt could vary wildly. It would move from no tilt (which means no seasons) to a large tilt (which means extreme weather and even ice ages).
Can the Moon crash into Earth?
Short answer: Technically it's possible that the Earth and Moon could collide in the very distant future, but it's very unlikely. It's certainly not going to happen while any of us are alive. Long answer: The Moon is in a stable orbit around Earth.
What would happen if the sun died?
After the Sun exhausts the hydrogen in its core, it will balloon into a red giant, consuming Venus and Mercury. Earth will become a scorched, lifeless rock — stripped of its atmosphere, its oceans boiled off. Astronomers aren't sure exactly how close the Sun's outer atmosphere will come to Earth.
What if Earth had two suns?
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What if Earth had two moons?
The consequences of a second moon orbiting the Earth depend on how massive that moon is and how far from the Earth it orbits. The most obvious effect would be that the ocean tides would be altered. Tides could be either smaller or higher and there could be more than two high tides per day.
What crashed into the moon?
Pieces of rockets from the Apollo missions to the Moon were sent careening into the lunar surface, and NASA purposefully crashed a spacecraft into the Moon in 2009 called LCROSS in order to blast up some lunar dirt and see what materials were lurking under the surface.