A Japanese astronomer filmed a flash that accompanied the fall of a meteorite on the moon. According to Space. com, "

It was possible to see this event with the help of telescopes installed to observe the moon.. The video was recorded by Daichi Fujii, curator of the Hiratsuka City Museum..

The event happened on February 23. The meteorite fell near Ideler L crater, slightly northwest of Pitiscus crater, Fujii said..

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As a rule, meteorites fly at a speed of more than 48 thousand kilometers per hour.. Their falls generate intense heat and create craters, and emit a bright flash of visible light.. Meteorites colliding with the Moon can be seen from Earth if they are large enough to fall on the moon's night side facing the planet..

According to Fujii, the diameter of the formed crater can reach tens of meters.. It is likely that it should be visible in the images of the vehicles that are now in orbit around the moon..

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Meteorites collide with the Earth almost every day, but most of them are small, so they burn up completely in the atmosphere.. The Moon, however, only has a very thin exosphere, meaning that meteors that don't reach the Earth's surface usually collide with its surface, creating craters on it.. These rocks constantly strike the lunar surface, sometimes breaking it into small particles or lunar soil..

Scientists have discovered an ancient impact crater in France. The crater known as le Clot is located in the Domaine du Meteore vineyard in southern France.. Its diameter is 220 meters and its depth is three meters..