*A large lunar impact blast on 2013 September 11Source RAS:
Astronomers spot record-breaking lunar impact
A meteorite with the mass of a small car crashed into the Moon last September, according to Spanish astronomers. The impact, the biggest seen to date, produced a bright flash and would have been easy to spot from Earth.
The scientists publish their description of the event in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.*
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