Les astronautes d'Artemis II témoignent de l'impact de jusqu'à six météorites sur la Lune

Les astronautes à bord du vaisseau spatial Orion de la NASA lors de la mission Artemis II ont observé jusqu'à six éclats sur la face cachée de la Lune. Ces éclats provenaient de petites météorites percutant la surface lunaire. Les impacts ont produit de brèves bouffées de lumière visibles à des milliers de kilomètres de distance.

Lors d'un survol de la face cachée de la Lune, l'équipage d'Artemis II a repéré les éclats émanant de la surface lunaire, selon un rapport de WIRED publié mercredi. Ces événements impliquaient de petites météorites entrant en collision avec le sol, créant une lumière visible issue des impacts. La Lune rencontre régulièrement des débris spatiaux, les plus gros morceaux générant des lueurs détectables sur de vastes distances, comme le souligne l'article. Le vaisseau spatial Orion transportait les astronautes lorsqu'ils ont fait cette observation inattendue. De tels impacts de météorites mettent en lumière l'environnement dynamique entourant la Lune, bien que l'équipage ait poursuivi sa mission sans signaler de problèmes. Aucun détail supplémentaire sur le moment exact ou la taille des météorites n'a été fourni.

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