Image of meteor hitting the moon captured by NASA: brightest lunar explosion seen in the history of the program (Video)
Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
The March 17th explosion was the biggest seen since NASA began monitoring the Moon for meteoroid impacts about eight years ago. So far, more than 300 strikes have been recorded. Scroll down for video. Learn more about NASA's Lunar Impact Monitoring program here.