Actually the moon of the world on the contrary, it is no stranger to meteorites. We can already draw this conclusion if we look at the craters on the surface. Meteors don’t shake the earth as much as they affect the moon, on the moon It is also said that the atmosphere is not as strong as on Earth. In this way, meteorites, even though they have a small diameter, can have a large impact area because they move at enormous speeds.

We can say that the moon has handled the meteors that have hit it quite well so far. Because he is still above us can shine. Well one day a meteor of its size If it hit him and we lost the moon, would it be fatal for us?

“Even if our dwarf planet Ceres lands on the moon, it could move our satellite a bit…”

Ceres, Moon and Earth

According to Wynn-Williams very little movement It is possible. Ceres is known to have a diameter of 946 km. The diameter of the moon is approx. 3475 km. The force created by the collision between these two is also overcome by the momentum gained by the moon as it orbits the earth. So in this scenario, no moon is stationary while Ceres moves toward it.

If we want a collision that wipes out the moon, we need a meteor that is nearly the same size.

from the Southwest Research Institute to Clark Chapman According to this, it is not possible for the moon to get out of such a scenario alive. Moreover, there is no doubt that remnants of the moon after such a collision would threaten life on Earth. Fortunately, such a meteor is not yet nearby.

So what would we do if we wanted to blow up the moon instead of waiting for a celestial body without questioning our sanity?

Martin Bug Catcher

We evaluate the power of atomic bombs by assuming dynamite on the Richter scale. The famous Tsar Bomb passes in this regard 50 megatons on scale. It should also be noted that this has been reduced from 100 megatons for testing purposes. Let’s keep this in mind.

binding energy It is also referred to as the energy that holds objects such as the moon together. The value of this energy to the moon is about 128 octillion. After a series of minor operations, he used this bomb to destroy the moon with a 50-megaton tsar bomb. to about 575 billion we would need it.

Well, let’s say we somehow destroyed the moon, would life on Earth end?

Life here would have been pretty tough and we would probably have suffered a lot of casualties, but it wouldn’t be very consistent to say that life on the planet would have been completely destroyed. Again life will be very difficult doubtless.

There are two main reasons for this; the first is the irregularity of the tides

The absence of the moon, in the tides to climate change would have consequences. There is no doubt that ecosystems are negatively affected by this. Even if the moon would no longer affect the oceans, the gravitational pull of the sun would. Because it is fainter than that of the moon the water level would drop.

Another important point is that the tilt of the Earth will worsen.

Our world upright it doesn’t run. Instead, it rotates tilted at a 23.5 degree angle. This aspect is in balance with the Moon. If the moon was gone up to 45 degrees We could even see it come true. This would mean that we would no longer see the sun shining on the equator, but on the poles.

In this interior to extreme cold Let me also point out that it will happen. It is not hard to predict that life will become more difficult than it has ever been when the darkness of night is added to the extreme cold here.

We’ve written similar content about the moon before. You can find them below.