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(As you know Bob,) Explosions are kind of like rocket engines. They (generally) don't require external oxygen to happen. Quite a lot of explosions are solids (
by wiredfool 13y ago
(As you know Bob,) Explosions are kind of like rocket engines. They (generally) don't require external oxygen to happen. Quite a lot of explosions are solids (e.g. TNT) turning into a bunch of N2.
On the other hand, if something creates a bunch of gas in space, there's really no medium for a shock wave, other than the gas created. So it's not going to be as damaging. Though, there's no reason a sub-lunar explosion would be much different that what we get on the earth.