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WAS THE FORMATION OF A 20-KM-DIAMETER IMPACT CRATER ON THE MOON OBSERVED ON JUNE 18, 1178? |
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| Authors: | Jack B Hartung |
| Abstract: | As reported in medieval chronicles, on the evening of June 18, 1178, the upper horn of a new moon split, and from the division a flaming torch sprang up. We interpret this observation in terms of a large impact event which formed the 20-km-diameter crater, Giordano Bruno. |
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