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Layman here. Considering there is no atmosphere on the moon, and stone's conduction properties, does that mean the short flash of light (radiation) was most of
by Eduard 4y ago
Layman here. Considering there is no atmosphere on the moon, and stone's conduction properties, does that mean the short flash of light (radiation) was most of the heat energy the impact produced?
- varjag 4y agoYou see the part of the spectrum the camera sensor was able to capture. Most of the energy went into displacing/melting the regolith and the shockwave.
- wheelerof4te 4y agoThere's no shockwave since there's no air on the Moon.
- amelius 4y agoThere can be a shockwave along the surface, I suppose, for example.
- op00to 4y agoCould there be a shockwave through the Moon itself?
- wheelerof4te 4y agoPossibly, since the regolith is a good conductor.
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- varjag 4y agoI meant in the regolith. Can't say if it exceeded the speed of sound in the medium there but given typical impact speeds it probably did. But we can call it a quake if you prefer.
- wheelerof4te 4y agoYes. There would be no shockwave, just some light and incredible amounts of very localized heat.