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Originally Posted by Jasonft
I still wonder about that dinosaur killer rock hitting the moon. What are the best/ worst cases? I doubt Luna's orbit would shift enough to be worrisome, but how bad would the shrapnel be to Earth?
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Best case- nothing happens. Ploompf- new crater.
Worst case- armageddon on Earth. Millions of tons of rocky debris falls into Earth's atmosphere, over a couple decade timescale, causing catastrophic impacts and severe atmospheric heating. Might need something bigger than the Chixculub meteor though to get that effect.