Episode 511
How dangerous is an explosion on the moon?
Explosions in space lead to fun scenes in science fiction films, but just how dangerous are they?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
July 11, 20224m 20s
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Show Notes
Listener Neil wrote in looking for find the answer to this brain blaster. "Would an explosion on the moon be more powerful than on the surface of the earth?" Otis Kingsman spoke to University of Cambridge's public astronomer Matt Bothwell to make sense of this outer-space occurrence... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
Matt Bothwellexplosionmoon explosionspace explosionblast waveshrapnel